How can you write an essay that stands out? What are the common mistakes? How much help is too much? How long should it take to complete one essay? Wow CEO Susan Knoppow and President Kim Lifton will answer these questions, and more, during our FREE Q&A session on Sept. 23, 9 p.m. ET. Join our webinar, Get Ready! Get Set! Get In! Everything You Wanted to Know About the College Essay! You can send us your questions in advance or ask them live. Register here.  

Going to Indianapolis for the NACAC Annual Conference Sept. 18-20? We'll be in Booth 1337 with great FREE promotions for schools and educational consultants--and some yummy treats! We're close to the refreshments, and next to our friends at the Universal College Application. 

You won't want to miss public radio's Access College show this fall! In A Day in the Life of an Admissions Office, producer and host Jenny Umhofer of Colledge, will offer insight into a day inside a highly selective college admissions office, exploring the admissions process and looking to the future of college admissions. The series, which kicked off Sunday, Aug. 31, airs six Sundays at 1:30 p.m. PT. Listen live in Los Angeles at KPFK 90.7 FM or stream it on KPFK.org. 

A series of federal surveys of selective colleges found virtually no change from the 1990s to 2012 in enrollment of students who are less well off, despite a huge increase over that time in the number of such students going to college. Learn more in this New York Times article.