Fairfax County, Virginia is home to one of the most competitive K–12 ecosystems in the United States. Families have access to powerhouse public schools—Langley, McLean, Madison, Oakton, Woodson, Robinson, Chantilly, Lake Braddock—and nationally recognized private institutions like The Potomac School, Flint Hill School, and The Madeira School. Add the...
Read MoreThe University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, often abbreviated as UIUC, just admitted its largest freshman class in school history and now serves approximately 34,000 undergraduates. Boasting one of the top engineering, business, and computer science programs in the entire country, UIUC draws highly accomplished applicants from all over the...
Read MoreTom Cruise’s iconic Princeton University interview in the ’80s classic Risky Business leads his character, Joel Goodson, to receive an against-all-odds letter of acceptance. Back in 1983 when the film debuted, the Princeton University acceptance rate was a comparatively unintimidating 20%. Today, the acceptance rate is roughly one-fifth that...
Read MoreThe University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is one of the top public universities in the entire United States. Top-ranked computer science, engineering, and business programs, in particular, attract an endless stream of high-caliber applicants from around the globe. Great grades and test scores will put aspiring members of the Fighting...
Read MoreWhen I taught first-year students at the University of Iowa, some of my favorite students were my adult learners. They already had so much of the emotional intelligence that my straight-out-of-high-school students were still developing, and they had general knowledge about the world that their younger counterparts also didn’t...
Read MorePenn State University’s University Park campus, affectionately known as “Happy Valley,” has long been a favored destination of Keystone State residents, many of whom have adopted the Nittany Lion lifestyle as a family tradition. Yet, the 2000s saw PSU shift from a solid flagship university ably serving its residents...
Read MoreThe Most Common College Admissions Mistakes Milwaukee-Area Families Make and How to Avoid Them The Milwaukee metro region is home to some of the strongest high schools in Wisconsin. Families here benefit from exceptional academic preparation, thriving extracurricular ecosystems, and a community that deeply values education. Students at schools...
Read MoreUnlike its Ivy League peers, the undergraduates at Brown University shy away from a competitive, cutthroat classroom atmosphere in favor of a more intellectually curious, artsy, and progressive vibe. Brown’s famous Open Curriculum gives students a chance to genuinely pursue their academic passions from their first moment on campus....
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