Should I Apply Test-Optional to College?
Prior to the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, rarely did a single month pass without another well-known college or university making headlines by announcing that it would no longer require applicants to submit…
What is a Financial Safety School?
The act of drawing up college contingency plans is entirely antithetical to the passion-filled optimism pulsating through the average teenage brain. Counting on your son or daughter to put careful thought into their post-secondary backup…
How to Get Into NYU: Admissions Data and Strategies
NYU has a reputation for world-class academics with an international flair. In fact, the 27,000+ undergraduates situated in Greenwich Village include the highest number of international students of any school in the U.S. as well…
Virtual College Admissions Interview Tips
Through much of the college application process, you are defined by your hard numbers—GPA, class rank, ACT or SAT score, number of rigorous courses taken, performance on AP exams, and so on. The virtual college…
When Should I Take the ACT for the First Time?
For the vast majority of teens, the 2020-21 school year likely won’t be one that they look back on with extreme fondness. Okay, that may be an epic understatement for anyone outside of precocious entrepreneurs…
How to Get Into Boston University: Admissions Data and Strategies
There is so much to like about Boston University that it’s not hard to figure out why it received 61,006 applications for a spot in the 2021-22 freshman class. BU has experienced such a sharp…
When Should I Take the SAT for the First Time?
The classic fairy tale, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, tells the tale of a cute little girl who, for reasons not fully explained, abruptly embarks on a life of crime. Upon breaking into a residence…
How to Pay Less for College
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many parents to rethink how much they are willing to pay for their teen’s college education. In 2020, almost a quarter of college-bound high school students reported that the pandemic…
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