Today's college spotlight takes us to the small town of Kirksville in Missouri. Truman State University (formerly Northeast Missouri State University) represents a fantastic value for the high-achieving student ... Read More

Summer is the slow season for the college admissions process, but it's a great time to visit campuses and meet with college representatives. If you set up a college interview, ... Read More

If you're from the mid-Atlantic area, you've probably heard of Elon University, a private university in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. If you're not familiar with Elon, it's ... Read More

Over the past several decades, the U.S. has seen the number of women's colleges decline from about 200 to the 60 we have today. A few women's colleges, however, ... Read More

For the first (but not last) time, the spotlight turns to one of the country's excellent women's colleges. Scripps College fosters a cooperative but rigorous learning environment for its ... Read More

It's a misconception among many college applicants that they need to have discovered a new superconductor or lost a family member to cancer in order to have a topic worthy ... Read More

For this week's college spotlight, we turn to the northern town of Northfield, Minnesota, home of St. Olaf College. Northfield is probably best known for its other college -- ... Read More

Whether you approve or not, race is often a factor in the college admissions process. Many colleges believe that undergraduate education is more rewarding and valuable when the student body ... Read More

For the past couple of weeks I've focused on great public universities in the south. Today I'm heading back north to look at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. ... Read More

A couple months ago I wrote about the option of a gap year, a year between high school and college spent gaining experience and developing skills. Recently Lauren Clark described ... Read More