Posts by Dave Bergman:

How to Get Into Swarthmore College: Acceptance Rate & Strategies

Posted on: 22 Jul 2025

Swarthmore College is one of the most competitive liberal arts colleges in the country, in the same league with the likes of Williams, Amherst, and Pomona. While less-known to the general public than the Ivy League universities, these schools (including Swat) sport single-digit acceptance rates and are a challenge to gain acceptance into, even for […]

Swarthmore Supplemental Essays 2025-26 — Prompts & Advice

Posted on: 21 Jul 2025

Getting accepted into Swarthmore College, one of the very best liberal arts schools in the country, is equivalent to gaining acceptance into an Ivy League school. With a 7% acceptance rate for the Class of 2029, Swarthmore rejects the bulk of perfectly qualified candidates who apply each year. Therefore, those who want to maximize their […]

How to Get Into Colby College: Acceptance Rate & Strategies

Posted on: 21 Jul 2025

Colby College may not be a household name in exactly the same way as other schools boasting single-digit acceptance rates (e.g., Harvard, Yale, etc.), but make no mistake—this small liberal arts school in Waterville, Maine, is among the finest colleges in the country. Test-optional since the 1960s, Colby gives every single application a genuinely holistic […]

How to Get Into the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC): Acceptance Rate and Strategies

Posted on: 18 Jul 2025

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, often abbreviated as UIUC, just admitted its largest freshman class in school history and now serves approximately 34,000 undergraduates. Boasting one of the top engineering, business, and computer science programs in the entire country, UIUC draws highly accomplished applicants from all over the world. With so many students lining […]

UIUC Supplemental Essays 2025-26 – Prompts and Advice

Posted on: 16 Jul 2025

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is one of the top public universities in the entire United States. Top-ranked computer science, engineering, and business programs, in particular, attract an endless stream of high-caliber applicants from around the globe. Great grades and test scores will put aspiring members of the Fighting Illini on strong footing. However, you […]

The Most Common College Admissions Mistakes Milwaukee-Area Families Make and How to Avoid Them

Posted on: 15 Jul 2025

The Most Common College Admissions Mistakes Milwaukee-Area Families Make and How to Avoid Them The Milwaukee metro region is home to some of the strongest high schools in Wisconsin. Families here benefit from exceptional academic preparation, thriving extracurricular ecosystems, and a community that deeply values education. Students at schools like Whitefish Bay, Brookfield East, Brookfield […]

The Most Common College Admissions Mistakes Fairfield County, Connecticut Families Make and How to Avoid Them

Posted on: 10 Jul 2025

Fairfield County, CT, families enjoy exceptional school systems, abundant extracurricular options, and a culture that values academic and personal achievement. Students here attend some of the top public and private high schools in the country—Darien, New Canaan, Greenwich, Wilton, Staples, Weston, Stamford, Brunswick, and Greens Farms Academy, among others. But the very strengths of the […]

UMich Supplemental Essays 2025-26 – Prompts & Tips

Posted on: 10 Jul 2025

In forming the Class of 2028, the University of Michigan received a staggering 98,000 applications, an all-time high. For historical comparison, there were under 24,000 applicants at the turn of the millennium. Therefore, it is safe to say that more students desire to become Wolverines in 2025 than ever before in the school’s 200+ year […]