College admissions departments are tasked with choosing the best applicants for their schools based on a limited amount of information. To narrow down the pool of submissions, many colleges have ...

As colleges reintroduce standardized testing requirements, the competition for elite institutions remains fierce but evolving. Now that test scores are a given, the focus has shifted toward ...

A topic that repeatedly arises from my meetings with graduate students and postdoctoral fellows about their professional development is that of extracurricular activities. Those students and fellows ...

For many students, balancing extracurricular activities with the demands of schoolwork can be a challenging task. While participating in these activities can provide numerous benefits, including ...

About 20% more people who participate in extracurricular activities have GPAs over 3.0, compared to those who don’t, according to the federal government’s National Center for Education Statistics. But ...

Parenthood can sometimes feel like a never-ending checklist of transitions. As soon as you have a particular stage figured out—with ...