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September 4, 2025

Families researching college admissions from Charleston quickly discover a paradox. A single metro area holds one of the most selective public magnet schools in the nation. At the same...

September 3, 2025

If you’re a college-bound student in Albuquerque, you’re navigating one of the most distinctive and underappreciated college admissions landscapes in the country. New Mexico as a whole sends far...

September 3, 2025

If you live in Montgomery County, Maryland, you’re surrounded by some of the most accomplished public and private high schools in the Mid-Atlantic. That’s the good news. The harder...

September 3, 2025

Great Falls, Virginia has no high school of its own. Yet families here send their children into one of the most academically intense school systems in the country. Quiet...

September 3, 2025

Charleston, South Carolina pairs a centuries-old peninsula with one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the Southeast. That growth has produced a varied secondary school landscape. Families here can...

September 3, 2025

Did you know that 39% of first-time, full-time bachelor’s degree students don’t earn their degree within 8 years? If you count yourself among them, you’re certainly not alone.  Thinking...

September 2, 2025

If you are raising a college-bound student in Great Falls, Virginia, you are operating in one of the most academically ambitious corners of the Washington, D.C. metro area. Great...

September 2, 2025

The Charleston, South Carolina College Admissions Landscape Charleston County sends a competitive applicant pool to selective colleges every year. Academic Magnet High School, a specialized public school, currently ranks...

September 1, 2025

Families across Great Falls know that selective college admissions have grown more competitive every year. Notably, high-achieving students at Langley High School, the anchor school for this rural pocket...

September 1, 2025

There are a lot of characters in J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye (I counted almost sixty). It figures, as the main character, Holden, has attended three different...

September 1, 2025

If you’re a college-bound student in the Albany area, you’ve probably wondered: does living here hurt or help my chances? The answer is nuanced. Albany’s location creates both real...

August 31, 2025

Since his campaign and eventual inauguration into the Office of the Presidency, Donald Trump has routinely targeted institutional practices surrounding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, or DEI. The Trump Administration...

August 30, 2025

Families in the Albany, New York, area often wonder how their region stacks up for college admissions. Albany and the surrounding Capital Region offer a surprisingly strong educational landscape....

August 29, 2025

Summerlin sits at the western edge of the Las Vegas Valley. Master-planned neighborhoods give way to the red cliffs of Red Rock Canyon here, and that location is more...

August 29, 2025

Bloomington, Indiana presents a strange paradox for ambitious high school students. Indiana University sits in the middle of town, so families see a flagship research university every single day....

August 29, 2025

On August 8, 2025, four university students and one recent graduate filed an antitrust class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, placing 32...

August 29, 2025

The high school student who is the ultimate type A, planner extraordinaire can probably lay out an accurate vision for the next decade of their life, including their college...

August 28, 2025

Bloomington is an unusual place to grow up. It is a small Indiana city surrounded by farmland, yet it holds a major research university with a global reputation. As...

August 28, 2025

Summerlin sits on the western edge of Las Vegas. It is a master-planned community wrapped around Red Rock Canyon. Families move here for the trails, the golf courses, and...

August 28, 2025

North Carolina State University is a large public research university that forms one corner of the so-called Research Triangle, along with Duke University and the University of North Carolina—Chapel...