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…
College Admissions and Coronavirus: Advice for High School Seniors
Depending on where you live, your high school may officially be closed for the next couple of weeks or (perhaps more likely) months. This is surely a tough thing to deal with for most 12th…
10 Excellent Colleges with Rolling Admissions
So much of the college application process is every bit as regimented and time-sensitive as the everyday lives of teenage applicants. After all, you’re used to the alarm on your phone waking you up at…
How to Win a National Merit Scholarship
In 1955, the headlines were dominated by earth-shaking events such as Rosa Parks’ act of civil disobedience that set off the Montgomery Bus Boycott, athletic triumphs like the long-suffering Brooklyn Dodgers finally defeating the New…
How to Get Into Penn/Wharton – Admissions Data & Strategies
The University of Pennsylvania was founded in 1740 as a member of the now-revered Ivy League; yet, it took roughly 250 years for it to become the uber-elite, highly-selective institution that it is today. If…
Addressing Your Disciplinary History on a College Application
You so badly just want to just check the “No” box underneath the question asking if you have ever been found responsible for a disciplinary violation in high school; it would be so much simpler…
How to Get Recruited as a College Athlete – NCAA or NAIA
Each fall, more than 480,000 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) student-athletes ready themselves for competition in 24 sports at 1,281 college and universities. Roughly 176,000 individuals participate in Division I athletics, 119,000 in Division II,…
How to Get Into Princeton: Admissions Data & Strategies
Tom Cruise’s iconic Princeton University interview in the ‘80’s classic Risky Business leads his character, Joel Goodson, to receive an against-all-odds letter of acceptance. Back in 1983 when the film debuted, the acceptance rate into…
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