Here are five important strategic steps students should be taking now if they’ve been deferred from their dream college after ...

I'm a college-admissions expert; students panic when they don't get accepted during early decision. Students should know that colleges are picky in the first round and focus on institutional needs.

While a deferral or waitlist can bring more uncertainty and more waiting, these outcomes are also another chance for students to showcase their academic abilities.

It’s that time of year again when high school seniors who applied to their top-choice college via early decision (a binding process in which students agree to attend if accepted) are beginning to ...

As the novel coronavirus continues to shake up college admissions, some students are wondering whether they should bother to enroll for the fall semester or take their chances and put college off for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brennan Barnard writes about the nuances of college admission. We are living in uncertain times. Much is unknown in the face of ...

In normal years, most undergraduate admissions offices deal with relatively few requests from incoming students to defer admission. This is not a normal year. It’s too early to know if formal requests ...

Question: My Early Decision application to college was deferred. What do I do now? Answer: I have good news and bad news for you, but first let’s start by defining what we are talking about. When an ...

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