Many high school graduates prefer to take a gap year before entering college. What do education experts have to say to this pre-college gap year? Reporter Esther Lee finds out.

California college admissions experts say while Los Angeles Unified school board’s decision Tuesday to lower the grade requirement for college preparation courses will help students graduate, it won’t get them into four-year colleges.

A 4.0 GPA isn’t enough to get into any college you want anymore. Now, there are Advanced Placement classes. Once reserved for the most elite high school students, these college-level classes are finding their way into more schools, and more colleges expect to see them on applicants’ transcripts.

Malibu High School hosted its biggest college night of the year on Thursday, Jan. 15, welcoming parents and students of all ages to garner information from several different speakers. Speakers discussed everything from community colleges to admission testing to private and out of state schools.

Preparing for SAT and ACT exams has become the norm for college-bound high schoolers, but within the Newport-Mesa Unified School District educators take differing routes to help their students through the process.

Personal Mindfulness Instructor and Practitioner, Kelsey Patel, shares how to live a life with purpose and joy. College Counselor Kathryn Favaro on helping kids get into their dream schools.

Big change to UC application essay requirements stressing students out! Private college counselor Kathryn Favaro said that the specificity of the prompts could allow students who are the first in their family to go to college or who’ve had other challenges explain how they’ve overcome them.