Posted on: 29 Aug 2022
Want to spend a couple of unproductive hours on the internet? Start by Googling “What should I major in?”. You’ll find countless articles with strong points of view. Some will sell the pragmatism of the hard sciences, engineering, or business. Others will tell you to pursue your dreams in drama, philosophy, or gender studies. Either […]
Posted on: 16 Aug 2022
Sometimes it takes unspeakably tragic events to bring the existence of a widespread problem into the national conversation. In the past decade, highly-publicized suicides at Penn, Hamilton College, MIT, NYU, and Cornell, among others, have moved the discussion of mental health in college students right to the forefront of the higher education discourse. Thankfully, these […]
Posted on: 13 Aug 2022
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 university. Or, even better yet, a seemingly personalized letter from the dean of admissions practically begging you to apply. Every […]
Posted on: 15 Jul 2022
Unlike other high-prestige professions, many notable figures in the CS universe did not get where they are because of their college degree, but rather through their own genius. Luminaries such as Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, and Steve Jobs all dropped out of college before creating multibillion dollar companies. While it would be silly […]
Posted on: 08 Jul 2022
In recent years, the University of Michigan has opened its doors to more and more out-of-state and international students than at any point in the school’s history. Presently, roughly half of the undergraduate student population are non-Michigan residents; a decade ago, 64% were Michigan natives. The 32,000+ current Wolverine undergrads are a more high-achieving bunch […]
Posted on: 08 Jul 2022
After pouring their heart and soul into the Common App essay, students often run out of gas by the time they encounter any remaining supplemental essays. While supplemental essays may ask you anything from “What excites your intellectual curiosity?” (Tufts) to your thoughts on wisdom teeth (the University of Chicago), the most important question in […]
Posted on: 05 Jul 2022
Just about every parent experiences some degree of angst as they begin to navigate the college admissions process. Even the mom or dad of an academic superstar will inevitably experience stress and anxiety as they attempt to tackle college visits, testing requirements, FAFSA forms, and the thousand other challenging and time-consuming tasks that comprise the […]
Posted on: 29 Jun 2022
Before we directly answer the question, “What is a liberal arts college?”, we begin with an analogy…Two cups of coffee sit before you: one bearing the insignia of a popular, multinational brand and the other, an unknown local brew. As a participant in a taste test, you are asked to sip both and then state […]