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FeaturedMoney & FinanceRoughly $3.6 billion in Pell Grant money goes unclaimed every year, mostly because students either skip the FAFSA or file it too late. This guide walks through the entire 2026-27 FAFSA: new rules, documents you actually need, deadlines that matter, and the mistakes that quietly cost students money.
Furkan Chubuk18 min
FeaturedCollege GuideThe Common App is dense and the language is bureaucratic. This guide walks through every section in the order you will fill them out and tells you what each field is asking for in plain language.
Rachel Goldstein14 min
FeaturedCollege GuideThe college application is a six-month senior-year project. The strategy is when to apply, where to apply, and how to allocate effort. This guide walks through the calendar, the six components, the rounds, the platforms, and the money layer.
Rachel Goldstein25 min
College GuideAre you passionate about nature? Do you dream of studying in a place where the great outdoors becomes your classroom? If so, let’s take a look at some of the best colleges for nature lovers. From breathtaking campuses in the mountains to those bordered by serene lakes, these schools offer more than
Michael Osei22 min
College GuideMost castle college lists are lists of Gothic buildings. These thirteen are the real thing, and the useful part is what happens inside: one is a first-year dorm, several hold classes, and some you only see on the tour.
Nathan Torres13 min
College GuideSoccer, the world’s most popular sport, has been gaining immense traction in the United States, both at the professional and collegiate levels. Aspiring soccer players looking to combine top-notch academics with elite athletic programs should carefully consider where they choose to study and play. I
David Kim15 min
Study & AcademicsChoosing the right law school is a crucial step for anyone aspiring to become a lawyer. Florida offers a range of excellent law schools, each with its own unique strengths and opportunities. If you're interested in public service, business law, or international law, there's a school in Florida that
Amanda Foster10 min
Study & AcademicsAI detectors flagged the U.S. Constitution as 92% AI and 61% of essays by non-native English speakers. Here is what they actually measure, why schools are turning them off, and what to do if you are wrongly accused.
Alex Turner9 min
College GuideCum laude starts at 3.5 at one school and 3.999 at another, and both are true right now. Here is what the three Latin honors mean, what they really take, and the published cutoffs from 35 colleges.
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Howard University told 502 incoming freshmen on July 22 that it could no longer hold their places, weeks before classes start. More than 200 are back. UDC extended its deadline to August 7, and New York opened SUNY and CUNY with an $800 credit.
The College of Charleston is paying $2.4 million to put 120 students in hotels. Texas Tech closed housing contracts. Penn State is putting eight students in a unit. All in the year colleges expected empty seats.
UChicago Law is banning laptops and phones from nine first-year courses. Princeton is proctoring exams for the first time since 1893. Blue book sales are up 80% at Berkeley. Here is what the AI crackdown does to your fall semester.
A Brown economics professor says most of his class used ChatGPT on a take-home midterm. When he moved the final in person, 22 of the students who had scored 100 did not show up.
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