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As far as accomplishments go, getting into Columbia University in 2025-26 versus getting accepted a generation ago are wholly incomparable. In fact, it would be like equating climbing Mt. Everest to meandering up a modest hill. In fact, it only takes one quick glance at the historical Columbia acceptance...

There is so much to like about Boston University that it’s not hard to figure out why it received over 78,000 applications for a spot in the 2024-25 freshman class. This school has experienced such a sharp rise in popularity/prestige that the Boston University acceptance rate is now a...

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.” These schools—UVA included—provide an elite education to high-achieving students for a fraction of the price of a top-tier private school....

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 admit rate for the fourth consecutive year. As with any Ivy League school, every successful Dartmouth applicant possesses a glowing...

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 it to become the uber-elite, highly selective institution that it is today. If your parent, grandparent, or older neighbor went...

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 history. In recent years, the university expanded its undergraduate enrollment target from 5,400 to 6,200 students. The bad news is…well,...

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 for celebration. Stanford’s latest acceptance rate is even more selective than MIT, Caltech, and Yale and is quite similar to...

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 no meaningful nugget of wisdom that is going to unlock the gates to Harvard Yard. Successful Harvard applicants possess a...