Posted on: 10 May 2024
In today’s hyper-competitive admissions landscape, the stakes have never been higher, and college essays are more important than ever. They’re also more scrutinized and more mysterious than ever. On one hand, students are told to “be themselves” and “tell their stories.” On the other, they’re receiving messaging that certain stories might not be the right […]
Posted on: 07 May 2024
As you look through the various lists of the “Best College Admissions Consultants” on the internet, you’ll be treated to an array of lists compiled by what appears to be some impartial ranking entity (“Aha, I’ve finally found the Consumer Reports/Wirecutter of college counseling!”). In reality, each of these lists is created by a particular […]
Posted on: 02 Mar 2024
The late-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were simultaneously troubled and vibrant years for the African American community in the US. For many, this was a time of Jim Crow laws and other types of institutionalized racism, racial violence and cultural prejudice against Black Americans. Concurrently, however, Black artists, scholars, and activists were flourishing and gaining […]
Posted on: 22 Feb 2024
HBCUs, or historically Black colleges and universities, are U.S. colleges and universities with the primary mission of educating African American students. Specifically, the Higher Education Act of 1965 defines HBCUs as “any historically black college or university that was established prior to 1964, whose principal mission was, and is, the education of black Americans, and […]