Posts by Andrew Belasco:

How to Get Into Wake Forest: Acceptance Rate & Strategies

Posted on: 06 Jul 2023

Any list of the top colleges in the U.S. South will typically start with names like Duke, Vanderbilt, UNC-Chapel Hill, and the University of Virginia. Somewhat hidden toward the end of this generally-accepted “top-tier” is a mid-sized, private university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that was founded in 1834—Wake Forest University, the home of the Demon […]

How to Get Into Purdue: Acceptance Rate and Strategies

Posted on: 05 Jul 2023

More than 9,300 freshman students entered Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus in the fall of 2022. This followed an admissions cycle where Purdue received 68,309 applications, a school record. While the overall acceptance rate hovering above 50% in recent years it’s quite easy to underestimate just how selective a school Purdue University truly is. In […]

How to Get Into West Point: Acceptance Rate & Strategies

Posted on: 03 Jul 2023

During the Revolutionary War, George Washington identified a plateau on the west bank of the Hudson River, about 40 miles north of New York City, as the single most important strategic position in all of nascent America. Despite the best treasonous efforts of Benedict Arnold to hand over the newly-fortified lands to the British, the […]

How to Get Into the University of Florida: Acceptance Rate & Strategies

Posted on: 26 Jun 2023

Charging an annual in-state tuition of approximately $6,400, the University of Florida allows residents to get a full year’s education for roughly the same cost of a single course at an elite private institution like Duke, Boston College, Columbia, or Tufts. In today’s marketplace, it is rare to find a university that provides a stellar […]

How to Get Into Penn State: Acceptance Rate & Admissions Data

Posted on: 26 Jun 2023

Penn State University’s University Park campus, affectionately known as “Happy Valley” has long been a favored destination of Keystone State residents, many of whom have adopted the Nittany Lion lifestyle as a family tradition. Yet, the 2000s saw PSU shift from a solid flagship university ably serving its residents to a desirable destination for out-of-staters […]

5 Tips to Jump-Start your College Applications this Summer

Posted on: 22 Jun 2023

For many teens, the summer is a time to work extra hours at your job, attend a summer program, vacation with family, or simply enjoy a respite from the hectic pace of the academic year.  We also encourage rising seniors to make time to engage in a number of tried-and-true activities that will afford them […]

How to Get Into Williams College: Acceptance Rate & Data

Posted on: 21 Jun 2023

Williams College is one of the most competitive liberal arts schools in the country, in the same league as the likes of Amherst, Pomona, and Swarthmore. While lesser known to the general public, these schools are every bit as competitive and prestigious as Ivy League universities and sport acceptance rates in the single-digits or extremely […]

How to Get Into Caltech: Acceptance Rate & Admissions Strategies

Posted on: 21 Jun 2023

A popular filming location for shows/movies about brilliant young scientists (Big Bang Theory, Numb3rs, Real Genius, and countless others), the California Institute of Technology is a magnet for the most accomplished STEM minds in the country. You might think of Caltech as “MIT-West”—in many ways that would be an accurate moniker—but the school is far […]