How to Get Into the University of Chicago: Admissions Data and Strategies
In the 1990s and early 2000s, the University of Chicago was a still a premier destination for quiet, bookish types, many of whom had their heart set on a future in research/academia. Always a haven…
How to Get Into the University of Virginia (UVA): Admissions Data & Strategies
Along with institutions like UNC Chapel Hill, the University of Michigan, and the College of William and Mary, the University of Virginia is considered one of the “Public Ivies.” These schools, UVA included, provide an…
How to Get Into UT-Austin: Admissions Data and Strategies
A top-50 national university and a top-15 public university, the University of Texas at Austin is the number one target institution of many Lone Star State teens as well as high-achieving students from around the…
So You Want to Be an Engineer…
College Transitions “So you want to be…” series is designed to help career-minded high school students think intelligently about their postsecondary journeys. These blogs provide a thorough examination of the financial, academic, and personal factors…
What is a Financial Safety School?
The act of drawing up college contingency plans is entirely antithetical to the passion-filled optimism pulsating through the average teenage brain. Counting on your son or daughter to put careful thought into their post-secondary backup…
How to Get Into USC: Admissions Data and Strategies
In the wake of the Varsity Blues scandal of 2019, it wouldn’t be hard to come up with a number of cynical, mocking responses on the topic of “How to get into USC.” Such a…
How to Get Into Vanderbilt University: Admissions Data and Strategies
In 1999, Vanderbilt received under 10,000 applications and sported an acceptance rate of 61%. The turn of the millennium saw annual incremental increases in selectivity that led to Vandy’s acceptance rate hitting an all-time low…
How to Get Into Johns Hopkins University: Admissions Data and Strategies
Like many other elite private colleges, Johns Hopkins University has fared quite well in higher education’s selectivity arms race since the start of the present millennium. As the Baltimore Sun reported back in 1996, the…
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