How to Get Into Duke: Admissions Data and Strategies
Just 7.7% of applicants to the Blue Devil Class of 2024 were accepted, and only 6% of Regular Decision applicants enjoyed positive outcomes. This means that Duke now has a lower acceptance rate than Penn…
How Many AP Courses Should I Take?
The answer to what students should strive for in most areas impacting college admissions is a straightforward, “More/higher is better.” Whether you’re talking about GPA or standardized tests scores, the goal is always going to…
How to Get Into Georgetown: Admissions Data and Strategies
The oldest Jesuit institution in the U.S. is also among the nation’s most elite undergraduate universities, and its popular Washington, D.C. locale helps draw massive numbers of applicants each year. Back in 1990, in a…
Coronavirus – Impact on International College Applicants
As the entire world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, international high school seniors already accepted into an American college must wait to see what unfolds with respect to travel restrictions, potential delayed college openings in…
How Do I Get Off the Waitlist?
After battling through the epic journey of the college application process, with all its emotional twists and turns, the torturous anticipation, the potential heaven of acceptance or hell of rejection, judgment day has finally arrived….
COVID-19: More Colleges Go Test-Optional
Recognizing that the coronavirus crisis has caused massive disruptions to the lives of current high school students (along with the rest of the world), many colleges have already come forward with admissions-related policy changes, particularly…
Extracurricular Activities You Can Do From Home
In the eyes of college admissions officers, there are certain types of activities that occupy the highest points within the extracurricular firmament. Placing in national/international academic competitions, ascending to leadership roles in student government, participation…
Top 10 Online Summer Programs for High School Students – 2020
Coronavirus/COVID-19 has dramatically altered the everyday lives of American teens as well as young people all over the globe. It can easily feel as if life is on pause for an indeterminate length of time,…
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