Educated Quest College Insights
Educated Quest is the rare college admissions site that addresses perceptions of “sacred cows” in the college search. These college insights separate fiction from the truth. They help students and parents consider and compare colleges best fit to their interests and needs.
Educated Quest college insights are quite unique to Web sites that offer college admissions advise or college profiles. You will not find these college insights in college rankings books or the guides that you find on the shelves at your nearest bookstore. You will find them only here at Educated Quest.
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October 9, 2026
I wrote a post that appeared on Higher Ed Insights, a widely circulated newsletter and Substack about college admissions and college advising. I hope that you will read it thoroughly and thoughtfully. This post covers not only college costs, but also how many colleges sell themselves. Learn more about me! […]
October 5, 2026
I have visited Southern California, home to many professional sports teams that you might know well: the Dodgers, the Rams, the UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, for starters. But I could not forget the Los Angeles Kiss of the Arena Football League, a team that folded ten years ago. More recently I […]
September 17, 2026
It’s been a while since I’ve done a Public Ivy list. So, I was curious to see if my past criteria held up and left a decent selection of public options. My definition os a Public Ivy is not based on selectivity or test scores, but on how well a […]
July 17, 2026
If you’re a family with a high school senior in the college search process you have probably learned that popular schools have dropped supplemental essays. In the past these essays were optional or required depending on the school. I understand some of the reasons why schools dropped supplemental essays. There […]
July 10, 2026
Many flagship state universities have built strong brand recognition. So strong that that they attracted students from outside their regions, not just the neighboring states. However, many sk students to choose a first-choice major, maybe a second choice. Or, they ask prospective students to choose an undergraduate school within the […]
July 10, 2026
Peter Pitts, like me, writes about colleges. Only his special focus is on smaller colleges that are not as well known to families and counselors. A former regional director of admissions at Monmouth College (IL), a school that I covered here, Peter has become a prolific author about small colleges […]
July 8, 2026
There’s a lot of back and forth going on about the relationship between the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and future jobs for Computer Science majors. So, I decided to ask an AI to tell which areas within computer science might have the best job prospects. Claude told me […]
June 24, 2026
I know that it’s become harder to tell college-bound students to pursue their true passions. There’s much concern over costs and employment prospects during and after pursuing a degree. But what if your heart is in your art? Can a college student see themselves making a living by selling their […]
June 23, 2026
I recently had coffee with a mather and single parent who has two daughters in college. She walked me through how each daughter had chosen the colleges they now attend. One attends college in the UK. The other goes to the University of Scranton, a Jesuit school that has gotten […]
June 22, 2026
Trade school, also called vocational-technical school, aka “vo-tech,” has been actively discussed as an alternative to college in the media, and not just the education press. Students attracted to a teased school might prefer a more hands-on education over a shorter period of time. This story might help those who […]