High school students eager to stand out in the college application process often participate in a litany of extracurricular activities hoping to bolster their chances of admission to a selective ...

College admissions departments are tasked with choosing the best applicants for their schools based on a limited amount of information. To narrow down the pool of submissions, many colleges have ...

As colleges reintroduce standardized testing requirements, the competition for elite institutions remains fierce but evolving. Now that test scores are a given, the focus has shifted toward ...

For many students, balancing extracurricular activities with the demands of schoolwork can be a challenging task. While participating in these activities can provide numerous benefits, including ...

Marginal and disaffected students are those most likely to opt out of extracurricular activities if participation requires an intrusive, potentially humiliating drug test. The line of questioning ...

From hockey and dance to chess club, families can be pulled in many extracurricular directions. It's easy for parents to be overwhelmed by the choices of activities for their child—or also, how ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – While some ambitious high school students may load up on extracurricular activities to help them get into college, a new study suggests they may be trying too hard. Researchers at The ...

Parents with kids in after school activities will tell you that all the not only do all the sports practices, language classes and boy and girl scout meetings consume a lot of time, but they eat up a ...

If you’re wondering, “What are the best extracurricular activities for college applications?” you’re probably a high school student preparing your college applications and wanting to impress ...

High school students eager to stand out in the college application process often participate in a litany of extracurricular activities hoping to bolster their chances of admission to a selective ...