When you are researching potential colleges and universities for your School List, don’t forget to add the criteria specific to your personal situation. Maybe you can’t survive without access to spicy Indian food or a bowling alley or a baby grand piano for practicing scales, or maybe you are one of the more than 50 million allergy sufferers in the US. 

FAFSA made all the headlines this past year, with the SNAFU surrounding the roll out of the major updates to the form families use to apply for financial aid, but about 200 schools weathered the storm just fine. How? They require CSS Profile form in addition to FAFSA.

As someone who took multiple AP classes throughout high school, trust me when I say these classes are much more rigorous and demanding than your regular classes. Here are 5 tips to help you succeed in your AP classes and exams this year.

Struggling to decide whether to put "undecided" down as your college major on your applications? High school is the perfect time to discover new interests that could lead to a college major. Use the rest of your app to let them know you are narrowing your focus.

Before you even begin to consider whether you should take the SAT or ACT, ask yourself this: Is it necessary for me to take a standardized test at all?

Want to know how to determine how you stack up academically against a school's admitted students?