“Innovative and invaluable…use this book as your college lifeline.”
— Lynn O'Shaughnessy
Nationally Recognized College Expert
August 4, 2025
Along with institutions like UNC Chapel Hill, the University of Michigan, and the College of William and Mary, the University of Virginia is considered one of the “Public Ivies.”...
Throughout the ’90s, Dartmouth College sported an acceptance rate between 21% and 26%. By around 2010, that figure had fallen to 12-13%. In 2023, the school posted a record-low...
Washington University in St. Louis (often referred to as WashU) is a mouthful to say, but the name of this private research university founded in 1853 comes out of...
The University of Pennsylvania was founded in the 18th century as a member of the Ivy League. This being the case, it’s surprising that it took 250 years for...
When it comes to getting accepted into Yale, the good news is that the school is enrolling more undergraduate students now than at any previous point in the university’s...
When you look at a list of the lowest college acceptance rates in the country and your dream school occupies one of the top positions, this is hardly cause...
Amherst College is one of the most selective and esteemed liberal arts colleges in the country, in the same league as the likes of Williams, Swarthmore, and Pomona. While...
Any list of the top colleges in the U.S. South will typically start with names like Duke, Vanderbilt, UNC-Chapel Hill, and the University of Virginia. Somewhat hidden toward the...
In 1999, Vanderbilt received under 10,000 applications and sported an acceptance rate of 61%. The turn of the millennium saw annual incremental increases in selectivity that led to the...
Twenty years ago, the University of Wisconsin-Madison was hardly a hot-ticket destination for stellar students from all over the country/world. While always a popular and sound choice for locals,...
Outside of “Encourage your ultra-wealthy parents to donate a building” or “Be a heavily-recruited athlete who also happens to have an SAT score in the 99th percentile,” there is...
NYU has a reputation for world-class academics with an international flair. In fact, the 29,000+ undergraduates situated in Greenwich Village include the highest number of international students of any...
August 1, 2025
If you’re a working professional looking to expand your career by earning your master’s in cybersecurity online, you’ve come to the right place. It can be hard to know...
Over 15,000 undergraduate students proudly don the distinctive orange gear associated with Syracuse University, a mid-sized school in Upstate New York. The ‘Cuse received a record 42,000+ applications for...
Fordham University differs from many in its peer group of selective, academically strong schools located in the Northeast who have seen their acceptance rates plummet over the last decade....
July 31, 2025
In today’s technology-centric and data-driven world, it’s easy to focus on the hard skills and competencies that you believe your child may need to land college acceptances and job...
Unlike many other public institutions with notable strengths in the areas of business, computer science, and engineering, Virginia Tech’s acceptance rate does not yet strike fear into the hearts...
Clemson University, a public land-grant institution located in South Carolina, is home to more than 23,000 undergraduate students. After receiving an all-time record of 60,000+ applications in 2024, it...
Emory’s 15% acceptance rate for the Class of 2029 came after they received approximately 37,000 applicants for admission, numbers that have held steady over the past several years. Whether...
Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, has long been a highly selective liberal arts school, but its popularity among top-of-their-class teens has exploded in the last couple of years....
