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August 19, 2025

San Diego is one of California’s most dynamic secondary education markets. It combines powerful public school districts, nationally recognized charter schools, and a tight cluster of elite independent schools....

August 19, 2025

The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, is a mid-sized public school of 6,500 undergraduates. Founded in 1693, W&M is the second oldest institution in the United...

August 19, 2025

The University of Rochester is a mid-sized private school with approximately 6,500 undergraduate students. This is a university where the vast majority of students live on campus (76%), are...

August 18, 2025

San Francisco offers college-bound students an unusual mix of resources. The city is home to a world-class research university, a global tech industry, and a public school system anchored...

August 18, 2025

Families across San Diego County know that selective college admissions have never been more competitive. High-achieving students at schools like Canyon Crest Academy, Torrey Pines, Del Norte, Westview, and...

August 18, 2025

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...

August 18, 2025

Rutgers University’s prized New Brunswick campus is ranked among the top 25 public institutions in the country. Possessing standout programs in engineering, computer science, business, and nursing, Rutgers’ flagship...

August 18, 2025

Earlier this year, UConn reported that they had received over 62,000 applications (and counting) for the Class of 2029. This was the highest number in school history and a...

August 18, 2025

Established right after the end of World War II, Binghamton University (also called SUNY Binghamton) has grown to become the top-rated public university in the state of New York....

August 15, 2025

San Francisco Offers Extraordinary Choice, But Not Every Path Looks the Same to Colleges If you are raising a college-bound student in San Francisco, you already know the city...

August 15, 2025

At first glance, college admissions for students in the Salt Lake City area can look deceptively manageable. Utah isn’t New York or Northern California. Many local high schools don’t...

August 15, 2025

I have a confession to make. I’ve never had a better clinical experience with any of my health care providers than I have had with my physical therapist. Hands...

August 15, 2025

Like Penn State, the University of Pittsburgh is a top-flight public option for residents of the Keystone State. However, standout programs in the disciplines of engineering, nursing, business, and...

August 14, 2025

Families across San Francisco know that selective college admissions have grown more competitive every year. High-achieving students at schools like Lowell, Ruth Asawa School of the Arts, George Washington,...

August 14, 2025

Bergen County sits directly across the Hudson River from Manhattan. That geography shapes nearly everything about how a strong applicant should approach college admissions here. Students in this county...

August 14, 2025

Admission is highly competitive at Wake Forest University, a mid-sized private school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They accept approximately one-fifth of applicants, and standards are high. In fact, almost...

August 14, 2025

The University of Texas at Austin is one of the top public universities in the United States, and its ultra-elite business, engineering, and computer science programs attract brilliant teen...

August 14, 2025

UMass Amherst is one the top public universities on the East Coast. Yet, in 2025, as acceptance rates at highly-ranked schools plummet nationwide, the University of Massachusetts still lets...

August 14, 2025

If you blinked at some point during the 2010s, you may have missed Tulane’s meteoric rise in selectivity that resulted in a 13% acceptance rate for the Class of...

August 14, 2025

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...