Ranked as one of the Top 5 public universities in the nation and a Top 30 overall national university, the University of California, Santa Barbara now attracts six figures worth of applications each and every year. As of 2024, the UCSB acceptance rate has dipped under 30% and it...
Read MoreWhile many of the country’s most esteemed universities are located on the East & West Coasts, it would be a mistake to ignore the Heartland when conducting your college search. There are so many spectacular universities and liberal arts colleges situated in states like Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and Minnesota...
Read MoreWhen identifying the Best Colleges in the South, it’s important to first define what we mean by “the South”? For this article, we will adhere to the South as defined by the United States Census Bureau. We understand that not everyone views Washington D.C. and Maryland as being as...
Read MoreThis article will provide a chapter-by-chapter summary of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. If you’ve read my other articles on Fitzgerald’s masterpiece, you’ll know that its themes and concerns are as relevant now as they were when it was published in 1925. Greed, love, and violence converge to...
Read MoreLet’s get one thing straight – Beloved is a masterpiece whose relevance today is perhaps greater than when it was published. Its story of formerly enslaved people finding their way through the world is as achingly beautiful as anything I’ve ever read. (If you need it, here’s a chapter-by-chapter...
Read MoreIn 1997, UC Irvine received 17,000 applications and admitted two-thirds of that group. By 2007, applications had more than doubled and the acceptance rate had fallen to 56%. Fast-forward to 2023 — over 120,000 individuals applied, and the UC Irvine acceptance rate was hovering right around 25%. Need further...
Read MoreBerkeley and UCLA used to be the two clear-cut crown jewels of the University of California system. While that remains the case in 2024, many other branch campuses have become highly selective universities in their own right, with an ever-increasing degree of admissions difficulty. UC San Diego is the...
Read MoreThe University of California, Berkeley’s reputation as a haven for young liberals grew in the 1960s as it became the epicenter of protests over the Vietnam War and, in many ways, the very center of the counterculture movement itself. By the 1970s, the University had a reputation for strong...
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