Ascent hosted an engaging webinar recently to address what’s on many people’s minds – federal student loan repayment. Embarking on this journey can be overwhelming, but you’re not alone. According to ...

"I say, Ester, look at all the stuff that you've one through and look at where you are now." “Every person in their life deals with some sort of obstacle, whether it's big or small, or it comes at ...

"The medical field is a very well-paid field but it's very expensive to study at the same time and going into debt is something very scary." Watch the video and read the full transcript below "My name ...

You're about to take a college readiness assessment, and you're probably wondering how to prepare for it. The best way to prepare for the ACT is to take challenging classes in high school. However, ...

Well, that was awful. 2020 decided to end on-theme with a huge increase in rejections for early applicants. Here's the chain of events that led to this very 2020 result: The pandemic disrupted pretty ...

As any student would agree, our current environment is quite different from the past, and that doesn't just describe the college admissions landscape. Job hunting has also been dramatically impacted ...

It's no secret that this college admissions cycle is vastly different from any other in recent history. Although there aren't answers to every question about how things will work this year, you will ...

Wondering what happens to your college application after you hit the "submit" button? Although the process is different at every college, most schools use some version of the steps shown in this video ...

College is filled with surprises — some can be great, while others may be stress-inducing. In this video, college students discuss their most significant challenges, which range from time management ...

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are not going away anytime soon. Even though this specific virus may eventually devolve into a nonfactor, its impact on America and the world at large will remain ...

It's great to see the march toward test-optional admissions continue, particularly with the College Board's announcement earlier this week that online SATs won't happen as originally planned. To those ...

Do you know about the Coalition for College? Its mission is to help students, especially those traditionally underserved in higher education, learn about, prepare for and apply to college. All 150+ ...