Seniors, have you been invited to Admitted Students Days?  GO!  Going to admitted students events will give you a better idea of how good a fit the school is for you. Try out the food in the dining hall, check out the dorm you’d be living in, sit in on a class.  But keep in mind that the college needs

How college visits can help you figure out what you actually want Spring break’s a perfect time for juniors to visit colleges—you won’t have to miss classes or make up work. Most juniors don’t have a definitive college list yet, so think of the spring break visit as list-development research. It’s already spring, and in summer, you’ll start applying to

They almost named their mascot the Moss. The rainy, cool climate of Portland provides the prime conditions for moss to grow everywhere at Lewis & Clark College. It’s on the cobblestone walks, the rock walls, the branches and trunks of trees about to bloom. But the L&C colors are orange and black, so the bright green of the moss wouldn’t

With 40 counselors on the Pacific Northwest 5 tour, I took a five-hour bus ride from Seattle to Walla Walla, Washington, this March to visit Whitman College. The liberal arts school of about 1,600 students in the Cascades Mountains enrolls undergraduates only, so all their resources funnel into undergraduate success. Unlike Seattle, Walla Walla enjoys a high desert climate with

Be a good person. Decline. Once you’ve decided where you’re going to go to college in the fall (WOO HOO!), it’s time to let the other schools that accepted you know that you won’t be attending. You should decline their offers of admission. Don’t wait. Do it as soon as you’ve made your final decision and deposited. When you decline

I know Lynn University pretty well, after visiting twice and interviewing Stefano Papaleo, executive director of admission, in March 2025. This March, I met with Levi Bowen, senior assistant director of admission, and learned what’s new on campus. A growing campus Lynn welcomed 1,250 into its largest freshman class this year, bringing the total undergraduate population to over 3,550—a 14

Willamette University combines a liberal arts foundation with real-world career preparation. In fact, the Salem, Oregon, school of 1620 undergraduates and 550 graduate students lies just across State Street from the Oregon State Capitol building, a mere 76 feet (they measured it) from campus. Many Willamette Bearcats have an easy commute to internships at the seat of the Oregon government

As we turned into the broad green lawn of Reed College in Portland, red brick buildings with limestone accents around doors and windows in Tudor Gothic style greeted the busload of 40 counselors touring five Pacific Northwest liberal arts colleges. A city with character Portland, Oregon, is known for its progressive ethos and its abundance of food trucks. It sits

“How has the University of Puget Sound changed you?” a counselor on the Pacific Northwest college tour in early March 2026 asked a student panel of five Loggers. In short, every student said they were profoundly changed by their experience at UPS. Jordan came in wanting to make a fortune in business and found that his true passion was in

I toured the University of Washington (U Dub) in late February, just a couple of weeks too early to catch the famed cherry blossoms but in time to see the daffodils blooming. The campus is truly green and lovely, and when the sky is clear, majestic Mount Rainier rises above a large pool and fountain in the midst of a