How to Request Letters of Recommendation for College
Yes, this blog is about how to request letters of recommendation for college. But first, let’s engage in a mental exercise intended to do something quite strange—help you imagine your teachers as real human beings….
Why Do Colleges Send Me Mail?
Why do colleges send me mail? We get this question often, and we can understand why. As a teenager, there is something undeniably exciting about being the recipient of an unsolicited brochure from a prestigious…
How to Get Into Michigan State (MSU) – Acceptance Rate & Admission Strategies
With over 38,000 total undergraduates, Michigan State University caters to more BA/BS-pursuing students than its in-state rival, the University of Michigan. The Michigan State acceptance rate is 83%, four times that of UMich. This gives…
Should I Use the Common App Additional Information Section?
The Common App Additional Information section appears to be a 650-word oasis amidst a desert of Draconian character limits. Yet, this inviting expanse of brag-sheet real estate should not be mistaken for an invitation to…
Should I Apply Test-Optional to College in 2022-23?
Prior to the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, rarely did a single month pass without another well-known college or university making headlines by announcing that it would no longer require applicants to submit…
How to Get Into the University of Alabama – Acceptance Rate & Strategies
The United States is filled with excellent schools that are extremely hard to get into. There are also a solid number of excellent schools that accept the vast majority of applicants. The University of Alabama…
2022-23 NYU Supplemental Essay Prompt and Tips
In the 2021-22 admissions cycle, NYU received over 105,000 applications. That was a record-breaking figure for the university, as was the all-time low acceptance rate of 12.2%. To put these numbers in proper context, consider…
2022-23 Tulane Supplemental Essays – Prompts and Tips
If you blinked at some point during the 2010s, you may have missed Tulane’s meteoric rise in selectivity that resulted in a sub-9% acceptance rate for the Class of 2026. However, today, this mid-size private…