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American universities and colleges are considered some of the best in the world. In a Chinese survey, 35 American post-secondary schools ranked in the top 50 in the world, 8 American Schools in the top 10. Well over 700,000 students come each year

Have you had a bad semester or first year at college? Did the work seem overwhelming or were your grades not up to par? Perhaps it’s not because you are a poor student but that you have not looked at how you learn. New evidence suggests when y

Our last blog covered new majors in college that are developing and being refined to accommodate new career areas. Now let’s look at how students are shaping their own majors. More than 100 colleges are offering individualized majors today. Scho

The short essays you will be asked to write, either for the Common Application or for colleges that ask specifically for other essays, will seem easy after you have tackled the longer personal essay. However, the shorter essays can actually be harde