Six common mistakes to avoid in the college application process and on the Common App

Six common mistakes to avoid in the college application process and on the Common App

This branded content article is sponsored by IvyWise When applying to college, many students and their families wish there was a magic solution to make things easier. The application process is far from straightforward — there are many pitfalls that students might face, and potentially fall into, along the way. Students put in so much hard … Read more

The secrets behind the rise of Fox’s top college football booth

The secrets behind the rise of Fox’s top college football booth

MADISON, Wis. — It’s an idyllic Friday evening in Madison, and Gus Johnson is introducing Joel Klatt like he’s the reigning, defending undisputed champion. Fox’s top college football broadcast booth — comprised of Johnson, Klatt and sideline reporter Jenny Taft — is at its production meeting ahead of Wisconsin’s showdown with Alabama. The weekly meeting is akin … Read more

Exclusive | College students now want designer dorms — and parents are spending thousands: ‘Every room is done to the nines’

Exclusive | College students now want designer dorms — and parents are spending thousands: ‘Every room is done to the nines’

College students are done with the uninspiring shabby cinderblock walls, chipped wooden furniture and dirty carpeting of dormitories. Now, those grim spaces are increasingly becoming far more chic with high-end designs matching the tastes of the TikTok-obsessed generation embarking on independent living. As part of a national trend, college kids are increasingly asking their parents … Read more

Lori Loughlin would do ‘Full House’ reunion show after ‘insane’ college admissions scandal: co-star

Lori Loughlin would do ‘Full House’ reunion show after ‘insane’ college admissions scandal: co-star

Dave Coulier wants to get the “Full House” gang back together. The actor, 64, pitched his idea for another “Full House” reunion show that he’s dubbing “Fullest House” in an exclusive interview with The Post. Coulier, who played Uncle Joey in the beloved sitcom, said he’s confident most of the cast would return — including … Read more

New survey reveals what keeps college students up at night

New survey reveals what keeps college students up at night

College students have a lot on their minds as they head back to school. What’s the right major? Will they need to take out more student loans to cover costs? What will the job market look like when they graduate? To dig into college students’ perspectives on the upcoming school year, Forbes Advisor conducted a survey of … Read more

Pat McAfee reveals on ‘College GameDay’ that wild Ireland show was part of ‘30 Guinnesses’ day

Pat McAfee reveals on ‘College GameDay’ that wild Ireland show was part of ‘30 Guinnesses’ day

What happens in Ireland gets repeated on “College GameDay.” ESPN’s Pat McAfee, who was “chugging beers” during his live show in Dublin, Ireland on Friday afternoon, showed no signs of hangover Saturday morning on the set of the college football preview show despite making an outrageous claim. “What’s the crack they say around here? That … Read more

Beating the odds: How students stand out and get into Harvard

Beating the odds: How students stand out and get into Harvard

New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. The world of college admissions looks vastly different today than it did even five years ago, and seismic shifts in the admissions landscape have led to greater transparency regarding what top schools look for … Read more

ESPN names Louis Riddick its Robert Griffin III replacement on college football broadcasts

ESPN names Louis Riddick its Robert Griffin III replacement on college football broadcasts

ESPN has found an analyst to replace Robert Griffin III on college football game coverage. The network announced a slew of broadcasting decisions for the 2024 season on Tuesday, including the addition of Louis Riddick to the ESPN and ABC college football crew that includes play-by-play man Bob Wischusen and sideline reporter Kris Budden. The … Read more

Suri Cruise moves into her Carnegie Mellon University dorm with help from mom Katie Holmes

Suri Cruise moves into her Carnegie Mellon University dorm with help from mom Katie Holmes

Suri Cruise is embarking on her next chapter. Over the weekend, Katie Holmes and her daughter touched down in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to move the 18-year-old into Carnegie Mellon University.  The “Dawson’s Creek” alum was photographed helping Suri carry boxes into the college freshman’s dorm room. Suri Cruise made her way to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania to enter college as freshman at Carnegie Mellon University. BACKGRID … Read more

Pat McAfee chides ‘College Gameday’ trolls in comments of shirtless Instagram post

Pat McAfee chides ‘College Gameday’ trolls in comments of shirtless Instagram post

ESPN’s hit college football pregame show “College Gameday” returns next week when the crew heads to Dublin, Ireland, which includes the always polarizing Pat McAfee.  While McAfee has become one of the biggest names in sports media, his style and antics haven’t been for everyone, and there’s nowhere that’s become more apparent than on “College … Read more

Exclusive | Is your college-bound teen ‘soiling the nest’? How to deal when they’re acting like ‘raging a–holes’

Exclusive | Is your college-bound teen ‘soiling the nest’? How to deal when they’re acting like ‘raging a–holes’

Like most moms of graduating high school seniors, Kerry Barto was proud yet petrified by the thought of her 18-year-old son, Conor, leaving the nest for college. However, in the months leading up to his departure last fall, the mother of three and native New Yorker noticed a change in her middle boy.  Her sweet baby, … Read more

Mom sleeps in daughter’s dorm on her first night at college to make ‘memories’ — but critics say to ‘have boundaries’

Mom sleeps in daughter’s dorm on her first night at college to make ‘memories’ — but critics say to ‘have boundaries’

This mama-daughter sleepover has started an online pillow fight. A North Carolina mom is dividing opinion after sleeping in her daughter’s dorm room on her first night away at college. Critics have called Lori Miggins, 48, “creepy” and “weird” for bunking down with daughter Taylor, 18, at Appalachian State University last week, sharing footage of … Read more

Katie Holmes reveals how she’s coping with daughter Suri heading off to college

Katie Holmes reveals how she’s coping with daughter Suri heading off to college

Katie Holmes is preparing for her new normal. The 45-year-old recently made a rare comment about her daughter Suri, 18, heading to college in the fall. “I’m proud of my daughter. Of course, I will miss the close proximity, but I’m really proud of her and I’m happy,” Holmes told Town & Country in an … Read more

More women are skipping college to make six figures as electricians, car mechanics and truck drivers

More women are skipping college to make six figures as electricians, car mechanics and truck drivers

With the high price of tuition at four-year colleges and Americans owing nearly $2 billion in student loan debt, some young people are questioning the benefits of a traditional bachelor’s degree and opting to work with their hands. Vocational school enrollment shot up by 16% last year, reaching a record level since the National Student … Read more

Sports media more than willing to cover for college sports’ biggest offenders

Sports media more than willing to cover for college sports’ biggest offenders

Q:What’s the difference between organized crime and big time college athletics? A: Organized crime has rules. Q: How do you make level playing fields? A: Make them all crooked. I don’t know why or how — heck, I just learned how to use our toaster — but about twice a day CBS Sports dings my … Read more

Kate Middleton and Prince William’s secret college romance exposed during game of ‘Never Have I Ever’: book

Kate Middleton and Prince William’s secret college romance exposed during game of ‘Never Have I Ever’: book

Well, I never! Kate Middleton and Prince William’s college romance was publicly revealed to their group of friends when one of his ex-girlfriends instigated a game of “Never Have I Ever,” according to a new book.  The future Princess of Wales, 42, met her prince in 2001 while they were students at St. Andrew’s University … Read more

Pat McAfee blasts ESPN lawyer while announcing return to ‘College GameDay’

Pat McAfee blasts ESPN lawyer while announcing return to ‘College GameDay’

Pat McAfee wasn’t punted after all. On Thursday, the ESPN commentator revealed he will be returning to the program’s flagship college pregame show, “College GameDay.” “When my contract came up, after living a dream alongside that crew that is just as talented off camera as they are on camera, I thought long and hard,” McAfee … Read more

Thom Brennaman hired by The CW to call college football four years after anti-gay slur got him fired

Thom Brennaman hired by The CW to call college football four years after anti-gay slur got him fired

Thom Brennaman is making a return to the broadcast booth. The former Reds broadcaster and Fox MLB and NFL play-by-play voice has been hired by The CW to call college football games four years after he lost his jobs for using an anti-gay slur on the air, The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reported Sunday. “There are … Read more

Shocking number of college students have ‘little idea’ of how government works: survey

Shocking number of college students have ‘little idea’ of how government works: survey

They got schooled. American college students have little basic knowledge of history, lawmaking and US governance, according to a new survey of no-brainer civics questions. “Students today are sadly unprepared for participation in our democratic republic, as these results show,” said Bradley Jackson of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, which administered the 35-question … Read more

EA Sports ‘College Football 25’ fans rejoice in game’s long-awaited return: ‘Highlight of my year’

EA Sports ‘College Football 25’ fans rejoice in game’s long-awaited return: ‘Highlight of my year’

It’s been on the sidelines far too long. EA Sports “College Football 25,” out on Friday, is being dubbed the most highly anticipated sports video game of all time. During the 2000s, it was ranked among the most popular games ever sold. But when new versions were discontinued in 2013 amid a nasty gridlock of … Read more