Most rising high school seniors are not planning to do much regarding college applications during the summer, but if they want to apply to those with rolling admissions, they should.

Rolling admissions means that a college reads applications, and sends decisions out, as they receive them, starting in August. Based on the yield the college expects (the numb...

I enjoyed my tour of Quinnipiac U., and discussion with an admissions officer. Ask me if "QU" is for your student.

Overall, I found Quinnipiac not too...

* Small or Large: 7,000 undergraduate students and 3,000 grad students.

* Near or far from Boston: 2 hour drive. 20% students from Mass, most of the rest from CT, NY, and NJ.

* Easy or hard to get in: 66% ac...