In The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz explains that while some choice is useful, too much choice can be paralyzing. He comes to this conclusion when he goes shopping for new jeans, a task he remembers being quick and easy back in the day before jeans became “bespoke.” After being inundated with scores of fits

If you have searched for colleges, you know the lingo: Create a balanced list of reach schools, match schools and safety/safer schools. But while the directive seems straightforward enough, figuring out a balanced list can be tougher than it seems. How can you get a true sense of your chances of admission? After all, if

Around this time each year, high school juniors begin formalizing their college lists – reflecting their hopes, their dreams, their fears … and, unfortunately, sometimes also misinformation and hearsay. Given the fact that there are over 3,000 colleges and universities in the United States alone, students tend to focus on college names they already know