How to Transfer into an Elite College
Trying to calculate your chances of gaining acceptance into an elite college or university through the transfer admissions process is about as easy as handicapping a cat race. Unlike the regular admissions process, there is…
15 Best Online High Schools
The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly increased the amount of interest in online high schools. While brick and mortar public and private high schools have adapted to remote instruction with varying degrees of success, virtual schools…
How to Request Letters of Recommendation for College
Let’s engage in mental exercise intended to do something quite strange—help you imagine your teachers as real human beings. Don’t worry—there’s a purpose to this! (Note: this is a non-pandemic scenario- we will address the…
How to Answer the COVID-19 Question on the Common App
With COVID-19 an omnipresent force in all of our lives, including the entire educational universe, it should come as little surprise that the virus has even managed to infiltrate the college application itself. As of…
Gender in College Admissions – Do Men or Women have an Edge?
Countless mediocre-to-bad “comedic” films feature the storyline of a young man or woman posing as a member of the opposite sex in order to gain some level of competitive advantage. In Ladybugs (mediocre) to Juwanna Mann (bad),…
Is There a Private School Advantage in College Admissions?
Prior to the 1920s, attendance at a top-flight prep school was nothing less than a prerequisite for admission into an Ivy League college.
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…
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