Ripon College, Smith Hall Madmaxmarchhare / Wikimedia Commons This week's spotlight takes us 80 miles northwest of Milwaukee where we find the 250-acre campus of Ripon College. Ripon, Wisconsin, a ... Read More

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Colin Shipley / Wikimedia Commons Today's spotlight takes us to Terre Haute, Indiana, where we find Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Most of the country's top engineering ... Read More

A recent article in the New York Times reported what is becoming fairly obvious: the current financial crisis is making it more difficult for students to pay for college. ... Read More

University of Mary Washington Jte288 / Wikimedia Commons Today's spotlight takes us to historic Fredericksburg, Virginia, home of the University of Mary Washington. In its 100 year history, UMW has ... Read More

I recently met with my colleague Jeremy Spencer, Director of Admissions at Alfred University, and asked him to describe the most common mistakes made by college applicants. Some of ... Read More

Ursinus College Tower PennaBoy / Wikimedia Commons Today's college spotlight takes us to the small town of Collegeville, Pennsylvania, where we find Ursinus College's attractive 170-acre campus. Ursinus is in ... Read More

Lisa Simpson Joe Shlabotnik / Flickr The personal essay is often a huge source of frustration during the college admissions process. The essay demands a difficult balancing act as you ... Read More

Harvey Mudd College Imagine / Wikimedia Commons Today's college spotlight features one of the great undergraduate science and engineering colleges in the United States. While places like M.I.T. and Stanford ... Read More