Oversharing on TikTok? Fine. Oversharing in your college essay? Not so much. One admissions expert says authenticity has its limits — and we couldn’t agree more.

University of Michigan is one of the latest schools to add an early decision option to its application, after previously ...

Readers respond to a guest essay about the broken process of college admissions. Also: What Taylor Swift taught us.

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Every fall, high school students applying to college face an intimidating task: They must write a stylish, memorable essay that will boost their admissions chances. So who can blame them when they ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Long have college admissions professionals bemoaned the public’s lack of understanding of how admissions decisions get made. But that disconnect appears even wider during the second ...

Mr. Selingo is the author of “Dream School: Finding the College That’s Right for You.” Every fall, as another college admissions season begins in earnest, high school counselors witness a predictable ...