High-school students are constantly told to work on their communication skills. Eye-roll, right? But building these skills makes sense....

Writing essays for university applications is hard. It requires communicating information about your skills and qualifications in a...

Junior year (Y12, G11) is the big one: it’s the last opportunity to produce a complete year of grades and achievements before application...

The ultra-marathon swimmer Diana Nyad has written that a poem she came across on a summer's day jolted her into deciding to attempt her...

It’s June, and students have gotten their university offers and gotten in. Yay! Another guidance cycle has concluded. But what about...

There are schools and strategies working to shrink the gender gap in STEM.

For my high-school students in Europe, the news from the U.S. usually has the feel of dispatches from a distant, parallel universe. But...

May 1 used to be hailed in the US as College Decision Day, since that was the deadline by which students had to accept or decline their...

“Have you considered applying to a liberal arts college,’’ the admissions consultant asks. The student stares back, blankly. “What’s a...

What’s the difference between a course and a major? Or a Baccalaureate and a Bachelor’s? There is not only an ocean between the US and...

Early or regular decision? In addition to managing tests, grades, research, recommendations, resumes, essays, and deadlines, many...

When it comes to writing the college essay, it seems like everyone has advice. Precisely because it is personal and subjective, the...

School’s out, summer’s here, and there’s a fire-hose of information about all the ways to utilize the coming weeks to advance the...

Resilience is the new buzzword in university admissions. And maybe it’s the key to pandemic survival and recovery, and maybe it’s a key...

For university-bound students planning to study in the U.S., the only thing more shocking about a school’s sticker price is the discovery...

Students and families who may have difficulty affording the sticker price for U.S. colleges and universities often have a basic...

Campus visits are part of the research that helps students identify potentially “right fit” schools. Even with a plethora of information...

As senior-year students spend these weeks mulling over their university options, too many feel like they’re facing a financial brick...

The prompts for the 2021-2022 Common App essay have been announced, and there is a new one added to the list this year: Reflect on...

The UB4U Library is open for business. It’s an easy, visual, one-stop, no-cost knowledge shop for university-bound students and families....