“Innovative and invaluable…use this book as your college lifeline.”
— Lynn O'Shaughnessy
Nationally Recognized College Expert
December 19, 2025
The short answer is yes, with one important qualifier: the institution matters far more than the delivery format. Employer perception of online degrees has shifted dramatically over the past...
When preparing for the SAT or ACT, your strengths, challenges, and goals should guide your study approach. For example, let’s say you haven’t taken the SAT yet but want...
December 18, 2025
If you are a parent preparing to send your high schooler off to college soon, you have likely been reeled in by recent headlines about AI on college campuses....
If you already hold an associate degree, you are not at the starting line. You are at a crossroads with a meaningful head start. The question is not whether...
If you already have an associate degree, you are not starting over. You are often halfway done, and the path from here is shorter, cheaper, and more flexible than...
An online business degree is one of the most versatile credentials in the labor market, but versatility can feel abstract when you are trying to make a specific enrollment...
Welcome to your college application journey! You’ve worked hard your whole life to get to this point, and you just want to cross the finish line and get into...
If you teach science to 8th graders, you might be looking for science fair project ideas to inspire your students. Or maybe you’re looking for fresh classroom experiments to...
December 17, 2025
Yes, and the evidence for that answer is stronger than in almost any other field. Information technology is the sector of the U.S. economy most deliberately structured around demonstrated...
If you’ve ever dreamed of exploring the world at the helm of an airplane, aviation college might be the place for you. At the best aviation colleges, you’ll learn...
Grand Canyon University is regionally accredited, operates one of the largest online enrollment platforms in the United States, and offers more than 200 programs across education, nursing, business, technology,...
December 16, 2025
Approximately 43 million Americans have some college credit and no degree, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. A significant portion of them work in healthcare, in roles...
December 15, 2025
Walden University is regionally accredited, has maintained continuous HLC accreditation since 1990, and has built one of the more substantial graduate-level online portfolios in U.S. higher education, particularly in...
December 14, 2025
Have you ever been browsing your YouTube feed and been inspired by Mark Rober’s awesome tech videos? Or maybe you recently saw The Social Network and were invigorated by...
December 12, 2025
Career colleges and trade schools have become an increasingly popular alternative to traditional four-year universities. Rising tuition costs, long time-to-degree, and persistent labor shortages in skilled trades have pushed...
Western Governors University (WGU) is a private, nonprofit, fully online university founded in 1997 by 19 U.S. governors and accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Its...
Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) is a private, nonprofit institution accredited by NECHE (New England Commission of Higher Education) and one of the largest online universities in the United...
December 11, 2025
Choosing between a public and private high school is rarely simple. In the Austin metro area, where families have access to some of the strongest public schools in Texas...
Princeton is the latest high-profile university to announce that it will return to requiring SAT or ACT scores from applicants, starting with the 2027-2028 admission cycle. Like many other...
December 10, 2025
An increasing number of selective colleges now scrutinize how applicants spend their summers during high school. Some parents, in response to this trend, have blown thousands of dollars on...
