College Admissions

May 31, 2025

A look inside how a motivated New Jersey student translated focus, intention, and smart decision-making into computer science offers at three of the most competitive engineering schools in the...

May 29, 2025

Families in and around Milwaukee often hear that the region is home to some of the best high schools in Wisconsin, rigorous academics, expansive extracurriculars, strong college-going cultures, and...

May 29, 2025

If you’re raising a student in Montgomery County, you’re already familiar with the region’s academic culture: rigorous schools, motivated students, and high expectations. It’s an extraordinary environment for learning,...

May 28, 2025

The high school Class of 2025 (college Class of 2029) has faced some huge challenges, including attending school through the COVID-19 pandemic and applying to college in an incredibly...

May 27, 2025

A strategic breakdown of the pitfalls we see among students from Princeton, West Windsor–Plainsboro, Hopewell Valley, Lawrenceville, Robbinsville, and the area’s top private schools. Mercer County families benefit from...

May 27, 2025

In the early 1990s, the University of Pennsylvania was struggling to keep up with its fellow Ivy League universities and found itself frequently relegated to “backup plan” status among...

May 23, 2025

For many teens, the summer is a time to work extra hours at your job, attend a summer program, vacation with family, or simply enjoy a respite from the...

May 22, 2025

A great sculptor stares at a giant hunk of stone and can visualize, in their mind’s eye, a finished work of art; the average person just sees a rock....

May 21, 2025

As the calendar turns to April, Emily, a high school senior and aspiring engineering student on the East Coast with phenomenal test scores (1530 SAT) and near-perfect grades (in...

May 21, 2025

As an Asian teenager or a parent of one, you’ve likely heard that Asian students have historically been at a disadvantage in the admissions process at elite American colleges...

May 16, 2025

If college is an obstacle course, you will have plenty of moments when you’re leaping from rope bridge to rope bridge like a cat and countless others when you’re...

May 14, 2025

A region-specific guide for families navigating one of the fastest-growing and most competitive metros in the Southeast. Charlotte is home to some of the strongest public, charter, and independent...

May 11, 2025

If you’re raising a student in Montgomery County, you already know: school decisions aren’t simple. The region is home to some of the highest-performing public high schools in the...

May 11, 2025

The Philadelphia suburbs are home to some of the strongest public and private high schools in Pennsylvania. Students at Conestoga, Radnor, Lower Merion, Harriton, Unionville, Downingtown STEM Academy, and...

May 8, 2025

Austin is widely regarded as one of the strongest K–12 education markets in the South. Students benefit from unusually deep access to Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, dual enrollment, and...

May 6, 2025

If you’re raising a college-bound student in the Columbus, Ohio area, you’re navigating one of the Midwest’s most quietly competitive secondary-school landscapes. Central Ohio doesn’t always get the national...

May 4, 2025

Families in Monmouth County face a uniquely complicated school-choice landscape. Between three nationally ranked magnet academies, academically strong public schools in towns like Rumson, Holmdel, and Colts Neck, and...

May 3, 2025

Choosing a high school in Greater Houston is rarely simple. With nationally recognized public schools across Fort Bend, Katy ISD, Conroe ISD, CFISD, Pearland, Clear Creek, and Spring Branch,...

May 2, 2025

The University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU) system schools are some of the most coveted universities to attend in all of California. College-bound California students...

May 1, 2025

Beginning in the spring of one’s junior year of high school, it is common for guidance counselors to send out a “brag sheet” form that will help guide their...