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With only a 4% acceptance rate, getting into Stanford University out of high school is not exactly a high-probability outcome. Yet, for some rejected applicants, the dream of becoming a Cardinal is too powerful to let go of. If you fall into that category, there is still a sliver...

Becoming a USC Trojan has always been a dream of yours. Back when your parents were applying to college, the University of Southern California still accepted close to half of those who applied. However, more recently, USC only accepts 10-12% of freshman applicants. Yet, even if you don’t get...

Columbia University is as hard to get into as Harvard, Stanford, or MIT directly out of high school. With a sub-4% acceptance rate for first-years, Columbia is an extremely selective institution. However, unlike those other schools, Columbia is a bit friendlier to transfer applicants. To quantify this, between 400...

Every year, NYU receives over 100,000 applications from high school students. However, last year, they only accepted 9% of freshman applicants and the median SAT of admitted freshmen was 1520. The good news is that the university admits thousands of transfer applicants every year. Even better, acceptance rates for...

If your initial attempt to become a Golden Bear directly out of high school came up short, there is no reason to lose hope. In fact, UC Berkeley admits 4,000-5,500 applicants every year. In further good news, acceptance rates for transfers at UC Berkeley are roughly double those of...