Posted on: 04 Dec 2024
You shed any Prufrockian paralysis and boldly confess your undying love to the college of your dreams. By applying early decision you’ve offered them 100% commitment and devotion with no guarantees in return. Your heart is all in their hands now. After a nervous, lengthy wait to find out if your feelings are requited, a […]
Posted on: 29 Aug 2024
Planning when you will take standardized tests is an important part of any college admissions strategy. While it’s important to give yourself ample time to study before the exam, it’s also essential to ensure that you’ll receive your scores—and have enough time to re-take the exam, if necessary—before your earliest college deadlines. Accordingly, if you’re […]
Posted on: 02 Aug 2024
Let’s begin with an unequivocal fact: People with ADHD can do any job on the planet. Looking back into history, individuals with ADHD include the most notable inventors, entrepreneurs, actors, musicians, Olympic athletes, authors, politicians, and scientists. From Thomas Edison to Agatha Christie to Simone Biles to John Lennon, the list of luminaries in every […]
Posted on: 12 Jul 2024
In 2024, it’s not all that unusual for the cost of four years of a private college education to approach close to $400k. While not “cheap” by any means, public universities offer a somewhat more sane alternative to the prohibitive $90k per year price tags that we are starting to see. While many public schools […]
Posted on: 11 Jul 2024
If you are considering spending grades 9-12 at a boarding school, then you are about to make a financial investment every bit as sizable as the cost of tuition and living expenses at a private college. Fortunately for you, in 2024, there is no shortage of excellent boarding schools in the US. Some even date […]
Posted on: 09 Jul 2024
If asked to picture in your mind the most cliche American scene college possible, you’d likely insert features such as a leafy campus full of autumn hues, charming centuries-old brick and stone buildings, and aged professors shielding themselves from the harsh winter with worn herringbone jackets. Note that these quintessential features of an idyllic higher […]
Posted on: 09 Jul 2024
Brilliant students who are serious contenders for a spot at an Ivy League or Ivy-equivalent school often take 10+ AP classes. Whether the subject comes easily to them or requires extensive studying is of little relevance. These high-achievers simply aren’t backing down from anything. If you are a more typical college-bound student, you may want […]
Posted on: 09 Jul 2024
Ranked as one of the Top 5 public universities in the nation and a Top 30 overall national university, the University of California, Santa Barbara now attracts six figures worth of applications each and every year. As of 2024, the UCSB acceptance rate has dipped under 30% and it is extremely rare for UCSB to […]