How to Get Into Northwestern: Admissions Data and Strategies
Located in Evanston, Illinois, near the desirable city of Chicago, Northwestern University is home to 8,300+ brilliant undergraduates and a number of the top academic programs in the world. The notion of Northwestern being a…
Should I Use the Common App Additional Information Section?
The Additional Information section on the Common App appears to be a 650-word oasis amidst the desert of Draconian character limits found elsewhere in the application. Yet, this inviting expanse of brag-sheet real estate should…
Colleges That Offer Early Decision II
(List of ED II colleges updated September 2020–see below) Early Decision is quickly becoming a misnomer. An increasing number of highly selective institutions have initiated a second round of binding admission programs, giving students another…
How to Get Into the University of Georgia (UGA): Admissions Data & Strategies
Fifteen years ago, becoming a Georgia Bulldog was a pretty routine venture. The average successful applicant had a GPA of 3.6 and an SAT score of right around 1200—more than 75% of those who applied…
College Admission Tips for Homeschool Students
Let us begin by saying that if your son or daughter is among the 2.3 million children presently being homeschooled in the United States, they already enjoy a statistical advantage in many important facets of…
College Application Essay Topics to Avoid
We would never unequivocally tell an applicant that any proposed college essay topic is off limits. Great writers can take the most mundane, banal, and generic topic and transform it into a captivating composition. However,…
How to Get Into Harvard: Admissions Data and Strategies
Outside of “Encourage your ultra-wealthy parents to donate a building” or “Be a heavily-recruited athlete who also happens to have an SAT score in the 99th percentile,” there is no meaningful succinct nugget of wisdom…
What Extracurricular Activities Will Help Me Get Into College?
There is a famous saying in baseball that you can’t win a pennant in April but you sure can lose one. This adage is equally applicable to high school freshman and sophomores with regard to…
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