Meet Ahmed Alsheikh, a Syrian refugee and current Harvard student who worked with H&C throughout his college admissions journey.

In my experience, students who struggle with the college essay often fall into two categories.

At most universities, you are allowed to see your application and the reviewers’ comments upon request. I decided to see my Yale application

The transition from being a middle schooler to high schooler can be a stressful one for many students, as it involves a variety of...

The move to social distance and work from home due the pandemic challenges students to re-think extracurricular activities. While the...

By this point, many colleges and universities have concluded their Regular Decision processes, notified applicants, and released their...

With summer quickly approaching, many students and parents are wondering how they can make the most of these two months out of school....

Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal published an article predicting that college waitlists will be longer than usual in 2021....

The myth that colleges want well-rounded students has been upheld by many popular sources such as television sitcoms over several...

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended normal practices for colleges and universities around the world, and the admissions process is no...

Once you’ve turned in your college applications, you might get an email asking you to schedule an interview with an alum of the school....

In the 2020-2021 admissions cycle, Harvard College received more than 57,000 applications: a record high and a 42 percent surge in...

Nowadays, getting into a top-rated university is no easy feat. Applicants are expected to have a near-perfect academic record, stellar test

For tens, maybe hundreds of thousands of seniors applying to college this year, the admissions process will be one of the most grueling...

Article originally published on Forbes.com College application deadlines are just around the corner. At this point, high school seniors...

Last year’s admissions cycle produced the lowest acceptance rates in history at Ivy League schools and at most other elite colleges...

“SR 2xsci 10, 11. JHCTY online MV Calc 12 fits w/Hutch internship. Supp: Hutch MD a rare gem.” This is the language of admissions officers.

How do you make an admissions officer believe you? This, in my opinion, is the central challenge of college applications.