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April 24, 2025

A Beautiful County with a Complicated Admissions Picture Marin County sits just north of San Francisco, separated from the city by the Golden Gate. It is defined by redwood...

April 24, 2025

Families in the Minneapolis–St. Paul Metro quickly learn what Fairfield County parents already know: when you live in a region filled with high-achieving public and private schools, everything looks...

April 24, 2025

Before we get into the Best Swimming Colleges, it is worth saying that the United States is a swimming powerhouse. At last year’s Summer Olympics in Paris, the American...

April 23, 2025

Marin County is one of the wealthiest and most educated counties in the United States. It sits just north of San Francisco across the Golden Gate Bridge. Stanford, UC...

April 22, 2025

Marin County is one of the most scenic and affluent communities in the United States, perched between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific. It is also home to some...

April 22, 2025

For those looking for a high-ROI summer program with unbeatably exclusive internship offerings, the Harvard Undergraduate Ventures-TECH Summer Program is the perfect fit. Hosted in collaboration between Harvard Undergraduate...

April 21, 2025

Marin County sits just north of the Golden Gate Bridge, and its reputation precedes it. The county’s median household income is among the highest in the United States. Its...

April 21, 2025

Are you on the planning committee for this year’s holiday or end-of-year staff party? This can be a daunting task, even for the most practiced of party-hosts. Unlike throwing...

April 18, 2025

You’re in your first seminar, and your professor has put you into pairs and asked you to swap “fun facts.” Or maybe you’re in line for coffee, and you...

April 18, 2025

Picture a room full of strangers. They know close to nothing about each other, but they’re all gathered for a common purpose: school, camp, sports, hobbies, volunteering, the list...

April 18, 2025

While we wish there were a magic password to help you achieve that perfect score on the SAT, sadly, no such thing exists. However, what we do have at...

April 18, 2025

Last year, the famous three-hour, pencil-and-paper, bubble-filling, 1600-point test that has been a gateway to college for decades was replaced by a shiny, new, digital version.  That’s right: the...

April 17, 2025

A County with Unusual Depth Essex County, Massachusetts is one of the most historically layered places in North America. Encompassing Salem, Gloucester, Ipswich, and more than two dozen other...

April 17, 2025

Most of the best lacrosse colleges can be found on the East Coast, which makes sense when you consider the history of the sport. The modern game of lacrosse...

April 17, 2025

For some students, “math” is a scary word, particularly in the context of the SAT. While test takers can often utilize context clues to make an educated guess on...

April 16, 2025

Essex County, Massachusetts is not a single place in any meaningful sense. It spans wealthy coastal towns like Manchester-by-the-Sea and Marblehead, academic enclaves like Hamilton and Andover, historic cities...

April 16, 2025

When I was in high school, resources for extra homework help weren’t exactly abundant. If you were struggling with a Shakespeare sonnet, you could always run to the bookstore...

April 15, 2025

Are you curious about military boarding school? Whether you’re a young person wanting to prepare for your future, or a parent trying to find the best educational options for...

April 15, 2025

Essex County occupies a distinctive place in Massachusetts education. It stretches from Andover and North Andover in the south to Newburyport and the Merrimack Valley in the north, and...

April 15, 2025

If you’re saving money for college, or you just want to start working right away instead of spending seemingly endless years in school, there’s good news: it is, in...