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September 14, 2022
Early Decision is quickly becoming a misnomer. An increasing number of highly selective institutions have initiated a second round of binding admission programs, giving students another chance to commit...
September 6, 2022
Students at most American high schools have the option to take rigorous college-level coursework. The two common options that extend beyond the honors level are Advanced Placement (AP) and...
August 29, 2022
Want to spend a couple of unproductive hours on the internet? Start by Googling “What should I major in?”. You’ll find countless articles with strong points of view. Some...
August 23, 2022
The Common App went live on August 1, 2022 which means those applying to college for the 2022-23 cycle can begin completing the main sections of the Common App....
August 21, 2022
With COVID-19 having been an omnipresent force in all of our lives, including the entire educational universe, it should come as little surprise that the virus even managed to...
August 16, 2022
In autumn of 1995, Ohio State University welcomed a typical freshman class of 5,794 individuals to campus. Ninety percent of this Buckeye cohort were Ohio residents and they carried...
August 15, 2022
Less than 10 miles from Boston, Brandeis University is yet another high-end option in a geographical region teeming with elite schools. Founded by the American-Jewish community in 1948, this...
August 14, 2022
Calculating your chances of getting into an elite college as a transfer is as easy as handicapping a cat race. Unlike the regular admissions process, there is enough fluctuation...
After battling through the epic journey of the college application process, with all its emotional twists and turns, the torturous anticipation, the potential heaven of acceptance or hell of...
August 13, 2022
Why do colleges send me mail? We get this question often, and we can understand why. As a teenager, there is something undeniably exciting about being the recipient of...
August 12, 2022
With over 38,000 total undergraduates, Michigan State University caters to more BA/BS-pursuing students than its in-state rival, the University of Michigan. The Michigan State acceptance rate is 83%, four...
August 10, 2022
The United States is filled with excellent schools that are extremely hard to get into. There are also a solid number of excellent schools that accept the vast majority...
July 29, 2022
UMass Amherst is one the top public universities on the East Coast. Yet, in 2022, as acceptance rates at highly-ranked schools plummet nationwide, the University of Massachusetts still lets...
July 26, 2022
UConn received over 40,000 applications for the Class of 2026. This was the highest number in school history. For further context, two decades ago, the school received 10,000 applications....
July 25, 2022
Pepperdine University is a rare institution that is ranked by U.S. News as a top 50 school and also had an acceptance rate over 50% last year. This private...
July 20, 2022
Colleges love to throw around high-minded words like meritocracy, access, and egalitarianism when discussing admissions policies. Yet proclamations of a focus on social justice and opportunity ring a bit...
July 19, 2022
Located 60 miles east of New York City, Stony Brook University boasts the largest campus of any public school in the state of New York. One of two flagship...
July 17, 2022
Prior to the advent of the modern internet, data-starved applicants had to head over to Barnes & Noble or another, now defunct retailer (remember Borders and Waldenbooks?) to find...
July 15, 2022
Davidson College is a highly-ranked, North Carolina-based liberal arts college. And, yes, NBA legend Steph Curry is an alum. It is one of the very best such institutions in...
July 12, 2022
The University of Miami received over 49,000 applications for a spot in their 2022-23 freshman class, an all-time record and nearly double the amount received just a decade ago....
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