Posted on: 24 Apr 2025
A Beautiful County with a Complicated Admissions Picture Marin County sits just north of San Francisco, separated from the city by the Golden Gate. It is defined by redwood ridges, open coastline, and one of the highest per capita incomes of any county in the United States. Its high schools consistently send graduates to selective […]
Posted on: 21 Apr 2025
Marin County sits just north of the Golden Gate Bridge, and its reputation precedes it. The county’s median household income is among the highest in the United States. Its public high schools are well-resourced, AP participation rates are strong, and students arrive at the college process having hiked Mount Tamalpais, explored Point Reyes National Seashore, […]
Posted on: 15 Apr 2025
Essex County occupies a distinctive place in Massachusetts education. It stretches from Andover and North Andover in the south to Newburyport and the Merrimack Valley in the north, and from the manufacturing cities of Lynn, Salem, and Lawrence along Route 1 to the affluent coastal enclaves of Marblehead and Manchester-by-the-Sea. Massachusetts consistently leads the nation […]
Posted on: 09 Apr 2025
Few counties in the United States carry the same admissions weight as Arlington. It sits across the Potomac from Washington, D.C., it houses the Pentagon, it sends students each year to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, and its residents are among the most credentialed in the country. About 78% of Arlington adults […]
Posted on: 03 Apr 2025
The Raleigh Durham Chapel Hill region, home to Duke, UNC Chapel Hill, NC State, and Research Triangle Park, attracts families who prioritize education and opportunity. As a result, the area’s high schools, public, private, magnet, and charter, produce exceptionally college ready students and routinely send graduates to Ivy League, Top 20, and highly selective STEM […]
Posted on: 02 Apr 2025
If you’re raising a college-bound student in the greater Charlotte area, you already know the landscape is rich and complicated. From powerhouse public options like Ardrey Kell, Myers Park, Lake Norman Charter, Marvin Ridge, Weddington, and Catawba Ridge, to selective independent schools such as Charlotte Latin, Charlotte Country Day, Providence Day, Cannon School, and Charlotte […]
Posted on: 10 Mar 2025
Families across Fairfield County, Connecticut, know that the college admissions landscape has never been more selective, more unpredictable, or more overwhelming. Each year, we work with students who are capable and ambitious, yet unsure how to distinguish themselves in a region filled with high-achieving peers. Today, we’re spotlighting one such student, Nathan, a junior from […]
Posted on: 05 Mar 2025
If you are intent on embarking on your higher education journey within the Peach State, you should be quite pleased with the wide range of spectacular options before you. From prestigious public universities to HBCUs to one of the top private research institutions in the country, Georgia has something to offer every one of its […]