Getting accepted to college can be extremely competitive, and the impression you create by what you wear to an admissions interview or an official campus visit can set you apart — for better or worse ...

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College admissions interviews may not make or break your application, but they’re a valuable chance to show who you are beyond grades and test scores. With the right preparation—researching the school ...

The Post’s special section on the Jouney to College. If you’re stressing about a college interview, take heart: Experts say these talks are an opportunity rather than another stressor in the college ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. As the CEO of Command Education, I write about emotionally intelligent leadership and education. College interviews offer ...

The application is the main way colleges and universities get to know you as an applicant. But it's not the only way. At some schools, students are invited to share their story in-person through an ...

Dr. Shirag Shemmassian is a former Cornell admissions interviewer and a college admissions expert. After years of helping hundreds of students get into top schools such as Harvard and Princeton, he's ...

As a college-admissions expert, I know students often dread the alumni interview. I tell all my students to prepare answers for the first and last questions. But the middle of the interview should ...

As you prepare for an interview at a two-year college, keep in mind that your chances of getting the job depend more on your ability to speak the language of community colleges than on any other ...

The prospective student on the other end of the phone was frantic and desperate. She had already called my alma mater’s admissions office at least twice and seemed to know what I was going to say ...

A complaint I hear frequently from graduate students at research universities is that no one on their campus can advise them on the faculty-hiring process at community colleges. That’s not necessarily ...