Share Your Voice. Shape the College Journey.

We encourage submissions that fit one or more of the following four main types:

▸Practical strategies: actionable advice, guides, and tips that help students navigate the day-to-day realities of higher education (e.g., how-to guides on effective note-taking, checklists for working with deadlines, essential tips for finding a job/internship),
▸Expert guidance: prescriptive advice informed by professional experience, offering clarity on complex processes and decision-making (e.g., career counseling tips on placement, faculty advice on optimizing the submission process, admissions officer insights on navigating admission procedures),
▸Analytical insights: theoretical frameworks, data-driven analysis, and informed perspectives that help readers better understand key systems and transitions (e.g., analysis of industry shifts, essays on the efficacy of financial aid packages, research summaries on post-graduation challenges),
▸Personal narratives: relatable, actual accounts that share a contributor's journey, lessons learned, and the emotional context of the university experience (e.g., reflection essays on managing academic stress, "what I wish I knew" about transitioning to the workforce, personal stories of successful networking/mentorship).

We highly encourage submissions that naturally blend categories—for example, expert guidance from a career counselor should include practical strategies for application.

Write for an engaged, broad audience of current and prospective university students and their families. Make sure that your content is helpful, informative, evidence-based, and clearly structured. Avoid jargon and explain complex concepts simply for a non-specialist audience.

We expect contributions between 900–1000 words. Maintain a conversational flow. Break up text with short paragraphs, clear subheadings, and engaging bulleted or numbered lists where appropriate. Use Title Case for all headings and subheadings (e.g., "How to Manage Your Loans"). Use double quotation marks (") for primary quotes; use single quotation marks (') for quotes within a quote. Use hyperlinks to reference external sources, data, or statistics. Please avoid academic styles (footnotes, bibliographies); citations should be simple and clickable for the reader.

Submissions must be original and not published elsewhere (excluding your personal blog or social media). We do not accept content generated by Artificial Intelligence.

Email submissions to: lisa@cluesforcollege.com

Your email must include:
▸Attachment: a complete draft or a detailed proposal (3–5 bullet points of key arguments) as a word document or pdf.
▸Email body: an outline of the submission's key arguments and a brief note on its relevance.
▸Author bio: a short biography (50–80 words).

All submissions are subject to editorial review for quality, relevance, and alignment with our scope. We aim to review all drafts or proposals within two weeks.

Please note: We are unable to provide detailed feedback on all rejected submissions. Accepted submissions may undergo revisions by our editors for clarity or structure; authors will receive the final draft for approval before publication.