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October 31, 2025

A Canadian public institution founded in 1821, McGill University offers undergraduate, continuing education, and graduate programs. McGill enjoys a strong reputation both within and outside of Canada. In fact,...

October 31, 2025

Now considered one of the top 10 public universities in the nation, UC Davis has begun to approach the level of acclaim more traditionally reserved for its fellow University...

October 31, 2025

Ranked by U.S. News as one of the Top 5 public universities in the nation and a Top 30 overall national university, the University of California – Santa Barbara...

October 31, 2025

The historical trajectory of UCLA admissions can best be understood through a once-per-decade peek at the university’s shifting acceptance rates. In 1980, nearly three-quarters of those who applied were...

October 31, 2025

With the motto “Ex Scientia Tridens” (“Through Knowledge, Sea Power”), the United States Naval Academy sounds like an institution with a formidable history dating back to the days of...

October 30, 2025

Boston is usually described through its universities. Beyond the campuses, though, the city’s real advantage for a high school applicant sits somewhere else entirely. Hospitals, museums, research labs, and...

October 30, 2025

Omaha built its reputation on cattle, rail, and grain. Today, the city runs on insurance, finance, and freight instead. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway keeps its headquarters downtown. That steady...

October 30, 2025

Berkeley and UCLA used to be the two clear-cut crown jewels of the University of California system. While that remains the case in 2025, many other branch campuses have...

October 30, 2025

In 1997, UC Irvine received 17,000 applications and admitted two-thirds of that group. By 2007, applications had more than doubled and the acceptance rate had fallen to 56%. Fast-forward...

October 30, 2025

Trinity College is one of the most well-known institutions in Ireland. In fact, the Trinity College is ranked the #1 for best global universities in Ireland. What’s more, Trinity...

October 30, 2025

Bakersfield is not a city that comes up often in conversations about elite college admissions. However, it should. Kern County sits at one of the most consequential environmental and...

October 30, 2025

Guided by the values of “Integrity First. Service Before Self. Excellence in All We Do,” the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is presently home to around 4,000 undergraduate...

October 30, 2025

The University of California – Berkeley’s reputation as a haven for young liberals grew in the 1960s as it became the epicenter of protests over the Vietnam War and,...

October 30, 2025

During the Revolutionary War, George Washington identified a plateau on the west bank of the Hudson River, about 40 miles north of New York City, as the single most...

October 29, 2025

A Corporate Hub with a Fast-Growing School Map Omaha is a Midwestern anchor city with an outsized business footprint. Berkshire Hathaway, Mutual of Omaha, Kiewit, Union Pacific, and ConAgra...

October 29, 2025

A City Built Around School Choice Boston does not have one high school experience. It has dozens. Boston Public Schools runs three exam schools, admitted through a competitive test...

October 29, 2025

Bakersfield sits in the heart of California’s San Joaquin Valley, a region better known for its oil fields and agricultural output than for its college admissions pipeline. That reputation,...

October 28, 2025

If you are raising a college-bound student in Boston, you are navigating a distinctive secondary-school market. Boston is home to a public exam-school system unlike almost any other in...

October 28, 2025

Omaha’s Admissions Landscape Omaha’s high school scene rewards families who look past name recognition alone. Elkhorn South High School currently sits atop the Nebraska rankings, with roughly three-quarters of...

October 28, 2025

Families in Bakersfield and Kern County face a college admissions challenge that is worth naming honestly. Bakersfield is the largest city in the San Joaquin Valley and the economic...