Posted on: 26 Aug 2025
With over 60,000 applicants per year, you might think that the University of Maryland—College Park admissions committee would want to create a fast-paced assembly line for application reviews that is 99% based on hard numbers like GPA and SAT scores. Yet, in addition to those important data points and the 650-word Common App essay, prospective […]
Posted on: 26 Aug 2025
Situated in the state capital of Raleigh, North Carolina State University is a stellar public research institution that attracts droves of high school stars from around the country. Known for its standout STEM and business programs, NC State rejects more applicants than it accepts. Further, the average enrolled student has 90th percentile SAT/ACT scores and […]
Posted on: 25 Aug 2025
Grand Rapids students do not need to leave West Michigan to build a genuinely competitive college application. The city has a downtown health-sciences corridor as well as a nationally networked career-tech campus and a design economy rooted in its furniture-making past. Together, these give Grand Rapids more verified, high-schooler-accessible programs than its size might suggest. […]
Posted on: 21 Aug 2025
With about 3,000 undergraduates, the University of Richmond is fairly large in size for a liberal arts college. Unlike many comparable schools, it offers a stellar undergraduate business program. The sub-25% acceptance rate for the Class of 2028 places the University of Richmond in the highly selective category, a status that is nothing new to […]
Posted on: 21 Aug 2025
The University of Minnesota—Twin Cities presently has an undergraduate enrollment of about 40,000 talented students. Last year, they received roughly 14,000 applications from residents and over 20,000 from out-of-staters and international students, demonstrating the wide pull of a U of MN education. Considering that the school overall ranks in the top 25 public institutions in […]
Posted on: 20 Aug 2025
Families across Grand Rapids and greater Kent County know that selective college admissions keep growing more competitive every year. High-achieving students at East Grand Rapids, Forest Hills Central, Forest Hills Northern, and City High Middle School often carry strong transcripts. Additionally, many take multiple AP or IB courses well before senior year. However, many families […]
Posted on: 20 Aug 2025
At the turn of the millennium, the University of Florida welcomed 63% of Gator applicants to Gainesville and functioned as a fairly accessible and highly affordable option for residents of the Sunshine State. However, while still extremely affordable, the task of becoming a Gator has become far more difficult since then. They now receive over […]
Posted on: 20 Aug 2025
Although Princeton has withheld admissions statistics for the Class of 2029, previously citing concerns with student anxiety levels, their last reported acceptance rate was 4.6% for the Class of 2028. However, even if the acceptance rate has gone up (or down) a percentage or two since, it doesn’t change much—when applying to an Ivy like […]