college-applications

Today we have a special guest blogger: Gwyeth Smith Jr., also known as Smitty. Enjoy!

After spending nearly 40 years as a guidance counselor, I can’t...

Essays are usually a tool used to gauge something about you—for example, your skill at writing, your ideals and personality, or your ability to repeat...

Today, Tasha tackles a provocative question from a Sparkler: when applying to college, is it a disadvantage to be an upper middle class white kid? More»

We're excited to introduce a new member of the College Advisor team: Tasha, who works as an Admissions Officer at the University of Kentucky. In...

Attention high school juniors and seniors!!! August is here, and that means it’s time to start cleaning up your profile, page, website, blog, etc. Why?...