College

Work hard, play hard: a popular mantra among college students today. But is this true in real life? Do students work as hard as they're expected to by their professors, and not just as they expect themselves to? Many professors today say students don't work as hard as they can, and don't finish their assigned readings, for example, out of lack of ability. Students say they're just overloaded with things and simply don't have enough time.

Recently, college students from the University of Texas at Dallas participated at an event entitled “Engineering Brighter Futures for Autism." The goal of the event was to foster greater civic engagement in the greater Dallas-Forth Worth area, and help teenagers diagnosed with autism develop their social and engineering skills which can help their further their goals and ambitions.

Most people agree that going to college is an important and rewarding experience, but how exactly does the value of a college degree translate into the "real world" today? What are the factors that people should take into consideration before they decide on where to study and, more importantly, what to study?

The freshman class is beginning to take shape, with acceptance offers sent to high school students from 48 states and 34 countries.

Princeton offers early action admission to 785 students for Class of 2020

Yale College has accepted 795 Early Action applicants for the Class of 2020.

Include out-of-school activities that show passion and leadership in college applications.