Earlier this year, USA Today published an article that surveyed 22,000 high school students’ feelings about school. The students were given three blank spaces to fill in and 39% wrote that they were “tired,” 29% wrote they were “stressed,” and 26% wrote they were “bored.” Only 22% of the respondents described themselves…

Consider this scenario:

You’re in a parent-teacher conference and the teacher explains to you that your son is performing below average. Your son is sitting next to you, either keeping quiet or crying. After the conference, you talk with your child about the issues his teacher brought up. He responds by acting indifferent,…

The Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) is a standardized test used by colleges to measure a student’s academic abilities. The University of California system requires an SAT score for admission. The test consists of three major parts: critical reading, writing, and math, and is administered each year from October to June. The…

Your child’s grades play a large part in determining whether he will be accepted into the college of his choice. However, college admissions officers consider many other criteria when reviewing a student’s application.

Cappex is a company that collects data from various schools and uses it to make a profile of each one. The…

Applying to college can be daunting. According to U.S. News & World Report, hundreds of colleges exist nationwide.

In California alone, 191 colleges offer four-year undergraduate degrees.

The most popular public college campuses belong to the California State University (CSU) system and the University of California (UC) system. These institutions offer lower tuition rates and…