From test-optional policies and AI-powered tools to a greater focus on holistic applications and career-oriented programs, these shifts are creating new opportunities for students to showcase their strengths and interests throughout the college admission process.

First-year enrollment increased last fall, correcting findings from an earlier report that claimed a 5% decline, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research center.

Fewer young people are choosing college since the hype that a college degree was a great investment has been exposed as, shall we say, "misinformation." Many colleges now find themselves in peril of going under.

Critics of a new pilot program in Florida believe state policymakers are using ROI as a guise for political aims to influence curriculum.