Every year, families enter the college admissions process armed with information but short on understanding. They've read the articles, scrolled the forums, and compared notes with neighbors. They know the acceptance rates at selective universities. They've heard stories — the student who got in despite lower...

At this year’s IECA conference, I attended a compelling session featuring Matthew McGann, Vice President and Dean of Admission at Amherst College, and Jordan Pascucci, Vice Dean and Director of Admissions at the University of Pennsylvania. Through a series of case studies, they offered a...

In the United Kingdom, universities like Cambridge and Oxford ask applicants not just what they’ve done, but what they’ve learned—and how they’ve pursued that learning beyond the classroom. They use a term unfamiliar to most American students: supercurriculars. What “Supercurriculars” Mean in the U.K. Supercurriculars are activities...