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July 3, 2025

Located in Evanston, Illinois, near the desirable city of Chicago, Northwestern University is home to slightly more than 8,800 brilliant undergraduates and several of the top academic programs in...

July 3, 2025

With an acceptance rate solidly under 5%, the Duke acceptance rate is now slightly lower than that of Dartmouth, Tufts, or Rice. Their exclusivity is matched by their sheer...

July 2, 2025

If you’re wondering “Is senioritis real?” I can tell you from firsthand experience that it absolutely is. But if I told you I was a senior in high school...

July 2, 2025

Hunterdon County sits in the hill country of west central New Jersey, closer to Pennsylvania farmland than to any skyline. Families here often compare their district against Bergen or...

July 2, 2025

A popular filming location for shows/movies about brilliant young scientists (Big Bang Theory, Numb3rs, Real Genius, and countless others), the California Institute of Technology is a magnet for the...

July 2, 2025

In the 1990s and early 2000s, the University of Chicago was still a premier destination for quiet, bookish types, many of whom had their heart set on a future...

July 2, 2025

Williams College is one of the most competitive liberal arts schools in the country, in the same league as the likes of Amherst, Pomona, and Swarthmore. While lesser known...

July 1, 2025

If you’re raising a college-bound teenager in Monmouth County, you’re navigating one of the most academically diverse and quietly competitive regions in New Jersey. From nationally ranked magnet academies...

July 1, 2025

Hunterdon County’s High Schools and the College Admissions Landscape Hunterdon County sits in the farmland of west central New Jersey. It is roughly an hour from both New York...

July 1, 2025

Greater Houston is home to one of the most academically dynamic regions in the country. Between powerhouse suburban publics, nationally ranked magnets, and elite private schools, students here have...

July 1, 2025

Tufts University has long been a highly selective school. Yet, the acceptance rate has been hovering around 10% for several years now. As at any college that rejects more...

July 1, 2025

The University of Miami received over 53,000 applications for a spot in their 2024-25 freshman class, nearly double the amount received just a decade ago. With high-quality academics, a...

July 1, 2025

Atlanta, 1990: The MLB’s Braves are busy assembling a young nucleus of talent that will lead them to a record 14-straight division titles. A Southern hip-hop style is taking...

July 1, 2025

More than 11,000 freshman students entered Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus in the fall of 2024. This followed an admissions cycle where Purdue received 78,526 applications, a school record....

July 1, 2025

From 1980 to 1990, Boston College accepted as few as 31% of applicants and as many as 45% of prospective Eagles. Between 1994 and 2003, the average SAT score...

June 30, 2025

Hunterdon County occupies a strange position in New Jersey’s admissions landscape. Unlike Bergen or Somerset County, where dense suburban districts compete school against school for national rank, Hunterdon remains...

June 30, 2025

Fifteen years ago, becoming a University of Georgia Bulldog was a pretty routine venture. The average successful applicant had a GPA of 3.6 and an SAT score of right...

June 29, 2025

Are you trying to decide between the best public high schools in Michigan? Well, today we’ll navigate the vast educational waters of the Great Lakes State. Just like those...

June 29, 2025

Before we directly answer the question, “What is a liberal arts college?”, we begin with an analogy…Two cups of coffee sit before you: one bearing the insignia of a...

June 27, 2025

Being a teacher in 2025 isn’t easy. If you’re reading this article, I don’t have to tell you that teachers are looking to leave the profession in droves, searching...