Our Blog

August 26, 2026

Nonresidents make up 78 percent of the entering class at the University of Vermont and 3 percent at the University at Buffalo. Both are state flagships. This measures how...

August 21, 2026

In August 2026, two universities raised their income lines within a week of each other. Rice announced free tuition for families earning up to $200,000, beginning with students entering...

August 21, 2026

Villanova University’s acceptance rate has fallen to roughly 27%, well below where it stood a decade ago. Admitted students post strong test scores, and you typically need mostly A’s...

August 21, 2026

Admission is highly competitive at Wake Forest University, a mid-sized private school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They accept roughly one-fifth of applicants, and standards are high. Nearly 70% of...

August 21, 2026

Yale’s acceptance rate of roughly 4.6% for the Class of 2029 is not the type of number you want to glide past with blind optimism. It is not our...

August 21, 2026

Founded in 1693, the College of William & Mary is the second-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. With an acceptance rate in the mid-30s, W&M is...

August 21, 2026

For the Class of 2028, the WashU acceptance rate remained low at just 12%. As Washington University in St. Louis continues marching toward the single-digit admit rate club, it’s...

August 21, 2026

Virginia Tech’s acceptance rate does not yet strike fear into the hearts of prospective applicants the way some peer institutions’ do, but it has tightened considerably in recent years....

August 20, 2026

The University of Pennsylvania accepted 40% of applicants back in 1980. In recent cycles, that figure has fallen to roughly 4%. Those wanting to join the Quaker campus a...

August 20, 2026

When applying to a school like the University of Southern California, it is important to grasp that their recent acceptance rate is lower than Harvard’s back in the late...

August 20, 2026

In forming its most recent class, the University of Michigan received a record 108,666 first-year applications, part of a record 115,125 total including transfer candidates. For historical comparison, there...

August 20, 2026

Short version: UVA has no supplemental essay for the vast majority of applicants. The only exception is the School of Nursing, which retains a single short answer. Everyone else...

August 20, 2026

Short version, and the only thing most readers came here for: Tulane no longer has a supplemental essay. The “Why Tulane?” question has been paused for the 2026-27 admissions...

August 20, 2026

The University of Texas at Austin is one of the top public universities in the United States, in the same league as the most popular UC campuses, UVA, UNC-Chapel...

August 20, 2026

With an acceptance rate in the neighborhood of 5-6%, Vanderbilt has become one of the most selective schools in the United States. Roughly 47,000 applicants now compete for about...

August 20, 2026

At the turn of the millennium, the University of Florida welcomed 63% of Gator applicants to Gainesville and functioned as a fairly accessible and highly affordable option for residents...

August 20, 2026

The University of Notre Dame is a famed Catholic institution located outside the city of South Bend, Indiana. It is a dream college for many brilliant high school students...

August 20, 2026

With roughly 60,000 applicants per year, you might think that the University of Maryland College Park admissions committee would want to create a fast-paced assembly line for application reviews...

August 20, 2026

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has joined the ranks of premier flagship universities that high-achieving teens from around the country and the world now line up to attend. Like UVA,...

August 20, 2026

Short version, and the only thing most readers came here for: the University of Georgia no longer requires a supplemental essay. The well-known “meaningful book” prompt, which asked applicants...