College Admissions

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...

April 30, 2025

A City with More to Offer Than Most Applicants Realize Riverside is easy to underestimate. Sitting roughly 55 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, it occupies a curious position...

April 29, 2025

Riverside has a story worth telling in college admissions circles, and most people haven’t heard it yet. The city is home to the #6-ranked public high school in California....

April 29, 2025

If you’re raising a college-bound teen in the Tampa Bay region, you’re probably experiencing a mix of excitement and confusion. Tampa, St. Petersburg, and their surrounding suburbs offer a...

April 29, 2025

Riverside is a city that tends to surprise people unfamiliar with its educational landscape. Anchored by the University of California, Riverside and situated in the heart of the Inland...

April 28, 2025

Families across Riverside and the surrounding Inland Empire know that college admissions have grown more competitive every year. High-achieving students at schools like Martin Luther King High School, Polytechnic...

April 24, 2025

A Beautiful County with a Complicated Admissions Picture Marin County sits just north of San Francisco, separated from the city by the Golden Gate. It is defined by redwood...

April 24, 2025

Families in the Minneapolis–St. Paul Metro quickly learn what Fairfield County parents already know: when you live in a region filled with high-achieving public and private schools, everything looks...

April 23, 2025

Marin County is one of the wealthiest and most educated counties in the United States. It sits just north of San Francisco across the Golden Gate Bridge. Stanford, UC...

April 22, 2025

Marin County is one of the most scenic and affluent communities in the United States, perched between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific. It is also home to some...

April 21, 2025

Marin County sits just north of the Golden Gate Bridge, and its reputation precedes it. The county’s median household income is among the highest in the United States. Its...

April 17, 2025

A County with Unusual Depth Essex County, Massachusetts is one of the most historically layered places in North America. Encompassing Salem, Gloucester, Ipswich, and more than two dozen other...

April 16, 2025

Essex County, Massachusetts is not a single place in any meaningful sense. It spans wealthy coastal towns like Manchester-by-the-Sea and Marblehead, academic enclaves like Hamilton and Andover, historic cities...

April 15, 2025

Essex County occupies a distinctive place in Massachusetts education. It stretches from Andover and North Andover in the south to Newburyport and the Merrimack Valley in the north, and...

April 14, 2025

Essex County, Massachusetts sits on one of the most historically layered coastlines in the United States. Gloucester, founded in 1623, is the oldest continuously operating fishing port in America....

April 14, 2025

Whether you’re a future music producer or a budding audio engineer, you’re sure to level up your skills at an audio engineering school. To be sure, there’s a great...

April 10, 2025

One of the Most Competitive Applicant Pools in the Country Arlington County, Virginia sits directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. It covers just 26 square miles. It...

April 10, 2025

We get it. The college process is full of uncertainty. Am I applying to the “right” schools? Is my application strong enough? Are my test scores high enough? Will...

April 10, 2025

Yes, this blog is about how to request letters of recommendation for college from a teacher. But first, let’s engage in a mental exercise intended to do something quite...

April 9, 2025

Families across the Atlanta metro, including Alpharetta, Johns Creek, East Cobb, Decatur, Buckhead, Brookhaven, and the western suburbs, often sense that the college admissions process feels unusually intense. They...