Posted on: 07 Jul 2025
Families across Hampton Roads, Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, York County, and the Peninsula face a familiar but high-stakes question: Is a public or private high school the better path to selective college admissions? With strong public options like Ocean Lakes, Princess Anne, Jamestown, Grassfield, Grafton, York, and Tabb, alongside respected independent and faith-based schools such […]
Posted on: 06 Jul 2025
Few decisions create more anxiety for Columbus-area families than choosing between public and private high school. Central Ohio offers an unusually strong mix of both. On the public side, districts like Bexley, New Albany, Upper Arlington, Dublin (Coffman and Jerome), Olentangy Liberty, and Orange regularly produce competitive college applicants. On the private side, schools such […]
Posted on: 03 Jul 2025
Situated just five miles outside of Boston, the campus of Tufts University has long been a destination point for high-achieving teens in the Northeastern United States. However, as with many other prestigious institutions over the last few decades, Tufts has seen a consistently climbing number of applications and a commensurate decline in acceptance rates. Between […]
Posted on: 01 Jul 2025
Tufts University has long been a highly selective school. Yet, the acceptance rate has been hovering around 10% for several years now. As at any college that rejects more than 9 of every 10 applicants who apply (the overwhelming majority of whom are supremely qualified), aspiring Jumbos need every single component of their application to […]
Posted on: 26 Jun 2025
With an acceptance rate of less than 3% (yes, truly), Caltech is one of the most highly selective schools in the country. Although ACT or SAT results are now required again during the admissions process, the Caltech admissions committee does give serious weight to the six supplemental essay prompts that they require from all applicants. […]
Posted on: 25 Jun 2025
UChicago has long been known for its “provocative” essay prompts, viewing them as a chance for “students to talk about themselves, their tastes, and their ambitions.” The University of Chicago admissions committee invites you to approach the UChicago supplemental essays with “utter seriousness, complete fancy, or something in between.” While writing this “uncommon essay” sounds […]
Posted on: 21 Jun 2025
Buffalo and Western New York offer families an unusually wide range of strong high school options. From nationally ranked public magnets and high-performing suburban districts to long-established independent and faith-based schools, students in the Buffalo area routinely gain admission to selective colleges across the country. The challenge is not finding a good school. The challenge […]
Posted on: 18 Jun 2025
Villanova University’s 27.4% acceptance rate for the Class of 2029 is about half of what it was as recently as 2015. Today, admitted students earned a mid-50% SAT of 1450-1520, and you typically need mostly A’s in AP/honors courses to have a serious shot at acceptance. Writing excellent Common App and Villanova supplemental essays is […]