Posted on: 21 May 2026
As we continue along in the 2025-26 cycle, the American college admissions process continues to be insanely competitive at the very top. Schools that are considered “elite” and “prestigious” are attracting more applicants than ever before. The end of pandemic-era test-optional policies at schools like Brown, Caltech, Dartmouth, Harvard, MIT, and Yale has not slowed […]
Posted on: 20 May 2026
Maria works as a senior analyst at one of the 23 Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. She has eight years of professional experience, lives in Plano, and wants the AACSB-accredited MBA that will qualify her for the director-track promotion her manager has flagged for her trajectory. She cannot attend evening classes […]
Posted on: 20 May 2026
Residents of California are blessed with an embarrassment of public university riches. In addition to the well-regarded University of California (UC) schools, there are an additional 22 universities housed within the California State University system. (Cal Maritime, formerly the smallest CSU campus, completed its integration with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on July 1, 2025, […]
Posted on: 20 May 2026
Planning to take AP exams this May? You’re likely wondering when you’ll find out your results. Scoring a 3, 4, or 5 can not only pay dividends in the college admission process but also earn you a number of college credits, allowing you to reduce your tuition bill down the line. That leads us to […]
Posted on: 19 May 2026
In fall 2025, the University of South Florida launched the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing, the first college of its kind in Florida and one of the first in the United States dedicated to bringing AI, cybersecurity, and computing together under a single academic unit. The launch, supported by a $40 million […]
Posted on: 19 May 2026
Consider a patient care technician at a DaVita dialysis center in Phoenix. She started at the company five years ago without a college degree, working twelve-hour shifts and learning kidney care from the technicians and nurses around her. Today she is a registered nurse at the same clinic, finishing prerequisites for a Bachelor of Science […]
Posted on: 19 May 2026
Brilliant students who are serious contenders for a spot at an Ivy League or Ivy-equivalent school often take 10+ AP classes. Whether the subject comes easily to them or requires extensive studying is of little relevance. These high-achievers simply aren’t backing down from anything. If you are a more typical college-bound student, you may want […]
Posted on: 17 May 2026
In 1950, the University of Pennsylvania charged $600 per year to attend, roughly $7,800 in 2026 money. By 1960, most private institutions charged an annual fee of $1,500-$2,000, which equates to $15,500-$20,500 today. In the current marketplace? A $50,000 annual tuition is considered “reasonable”; the aforementioned Penn’s annual cost of attendance is now over $96,000. […]