College Admissions

July 1, 2025

Atlanta, 1990: The MLB’s Braves are busy assembling a young nucleus of talent that will lead them to a record 14-straight division titles. A Southern hip-hop style is taking...

July 1, 2025

More than 11,000 freshman students entered Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus in the fall of 2024. This followed an admissions cycle where Purdue received 78,526 applications, a school record....

July 1, 2025

From 1980 to 1990, Boston College accepted as few as 31% of applicants and as many as 45% of prospective Eagles. Between 1994 and 2003, the average SAT score...

June 30, 2025

Fifteen years ago, becoming a University of Georgia Bulldog was a pretty routine venture. The average successful applicant had a GPA of 3.6 and an SAT score of right...

June 29, 2025

Before we directly answer the question, “What is a liberal arts college?”, we begin with an analogy…Two cups of coffee sit before you: one bearing the insignia of a...

June 26, 2025

A clear, expert-driven guide for families navigating one of the nation’s most academically competitive metro areas. For families in the Minneapolis–St. Paul Metro, choosing the right high school can...

June 26, 2025

With an acceptance rate of less than 3% (yes, truly), Caltech is one of the most highly selective schools in the country. Although ACT or SAT results are now...

June 25, 2025

UChicago has long been known for its “provocative” essay prompts, viewing them as a chance for “students to talk about themselves, their tastes, and their ambitions.” The University of...

June 25, 2025

Boston College’s 12.6% acceptance rate for the Class of 2029 is less than half of what it was just five years ago. Today, accepted students earn an average SAT...

June 21, 2025

Buffalo and Western New York offer families an unusually wide range of strong high school options. From nationally ranked public magnets and high-performing suburban districts to long-established independent and...

June 20, 2025

Sometimes a college’s growing athletic prowess can catapult its popularity, enhance its academic reputation, and lead to an increase in selectivity. Such is the case with Villanova University, a...

June 19, 2025

Choosing a high school in the Boise area has become far more complex than it once was. Families now weigh large, academically rigorous public schools, IB-driven charter programs, and...

June 19, 2025

In the early 1970s, the U.S. auto industry received warnings from economic experts—if they continued on their current path, Japanese car companies would soon put them out of business. ...

June 18, 2025

Villanova University’s 27.4% acceptance rate for the Class of 2029 is about half of what it was as recently as 2015. Today, admitted students earned a mid-50% SAT of...

June 18, 2025

In the 1980s and ‘90s, the University of Miami was a football powerhouse, albeit one with its fair share of controversy. In the 2020s, the school has more to...

June 18, 2025

Georgia Tech has always been an excellent university where one could receive a top-notch educational experience. However, it was not always a highly selective institution on the admissions front....

June 16, 2025

If you’re raising a college bound student in the greater Atlanta metro area, Fulton, Cobb, DeKalb, and beyond, you quickly learn there is no shortage of excellent high schools....

June 11, 2025

A strategic look at why students from Princeton, West Windsor–Plainsboro, Hopewell Valley, Lawrenceville, and the county’s top private schools face one of the toughest admissions landscapes in New Jersey...

June 10, 2025

If you’re raising a teenager in Fairfield County, you’re spoiled for choice and slightly overwhelmed at the same time. Between public standouts like Darien, New Canaan, Greenwich, Staples, and...

June 10, 2025

A clear-eyed look at why the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex is quietly becoming one of the most challenging admissions environments in the country and how families can navigate it successfully....