Empowering Students to Achieve Their Dreams: A Guide to The QuestBridge National College Match

Empowering Students to Achieve Their Dreams: A Guide to The QuestBridge National College Match

This guide walks you through the basics of QuestBridge’s National College Match program.


MOOCs: A guide to Massive Open Online Courses

MOOCs: A guide to Massive Open Online Courses

This guide helps students understand how MOOCs—Massive Open Online Courses—function, and assess whether they MOOCs might align with their educational and career goals.


Colleges That Offer Complete Financial Aid

Colleges That Offer Complete Financial Aid

Paying for college is tough (and student loans are a massive burden for many students/families), so this guide walks through colleges that offer complete financial aid.


Guide to the Yale Young Global Scholars Program

Guide to the Yale Young Global  Scholars Program

Many students and families don’t understand how financial need plays into the application process, and what colleges are “need-blind”—this guide walks you step-by-step what you need to know.


A Guide to the STARS College Network

A Guide to the STARS College Network

Many rural/small town students in America face added challenges when it comes to higher education—the STARS College Network aims to help level the playing field.


How to Write the University of Miami Supplemental Essays: Examples + Guide 2024/2025

This guide covers how to write the University of Miami supplemental essay prompt with exercises and essay examples to help you along the way.

A Guide to TASS: the Telluride Association Summer Seminar

A Guide to TASS: the Telluride Association Summer Seminar

Many students ask us about how they should spend their summers during high school—for some, the Telluride Association Summer Seminar (TASS) might be an amazing. This guide talks you through what you need to know.


A Guide to “Need-Blind” Colleges + List of US Need-Blind Schools

A Guide to “Need-Blind” Colleges + List of US Need-Blind Schools

Many students and families don’t understand how financial need plays into the application process, and what colleges are “need-blind”—this guide walks you step-by-step what you need to know.


Guide to the Princeton Summer Journalism Program (PSJP)

Guide to the Princeton Summer Journalism Program (PSJP)

Many students ask us about how they should spend their summers during high school—for some, the Princeton Summer Journalism Program (PSJP) might be a great fit. This guide talks you through what you need to know.


The Roles & Identities Exercise

The Roles & Identities Exercise

CEG’s Roles and Identities Exercise can be a great way for students to brainstorm topics and/or content for both personal statements and supplemental essays for their college application.