As parents, does it matter where your child goes to college? Frank Bruni, in his new book, Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania, challenges the belief that the college you go to seals your fate and determines how successful you will become in the future. During the crucial spring months of late March and early April, as high school seniors around the country anxiously await their admissions letters, it is a maniacal season fraught with competition, hysteria, and stress. [Read more]

For UC Berkeley’s 2015-2016 freshman class, a little over 13,300 students were offered admission from a total of 78,918 students who applied. Considering the highly competitive nature for this very selective public university, the number of freshman applications has increased by 7 percent; however, the number of available seats has largely remained the same. [Read more]