65% of colleges report knowing how to write a personal statement for college to be important to the college education process. It allows you to showcase your personality, achievements, and goals to ...

The genre is often maligned for being formulaic and melodramatic, but it’s more important than you think. By Nell Freudenberger Most high school seniors approach the college essay with dread. Either ...

“You think you have problems,” such was the wisdom my father imparted while he read the newspaper or watched a television news story about a person facing tragic circumstances. When stories of ...

In selective college admission, students and parents are often looking for that one thing that will make the applicant stand out in a competitive pool. They are convinced that there is a silver bullet ...

Aliza Licht is the founder of Leave Your Mark and the author of On Brand: Shape Your Narrative. Share Your Vision. Shift Their Perception. She sat down with Jessica Abo to talk about her new book and ...

A multitude of different facets go into personal finance such as paying bills and taxes, managing credit, developing a budget and investing in investments. Yet, too many college students know next to ...

More universities and colleges nationwide are offering courses to teach students how to manage their own money. By Ann Carrns Sean Karaman, a freshman at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, hadn’t ...

What’s one of the best parts about graduating from college? Morningstar's columnists and specialists are here to tell you what they wish they knew when they graduated. Here are their words of wisdom, ...