Grown & Flown
MAY 22, 2025
As our third of four children prepares to leave home, Im overcome with a quiet, profound joy. Weve raised another decent, capable human being, and that, to me, is success. In a world that often defines worth by job titles and salaries, I’ve wrestled with my own sense of value as a mostly stay-at-home, sometimes-paid-to-work mom. My ambition has never been tied to promotions or paychecks.
College Transitions
MAY 20, 2025
As an Asian teenager or a parent of one, youve likely heard that Asian students have historically been at a disadvantage in the admissions process at elite American colleges and universities.
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College Transitions
MAY 16, 2025
If college is an obstacle course, you will have plenty of moments when youre leaping from rope bridge to rope bridge like a cat and countless others when youre flailing upside down in your harness. Every class will test you in different ways, whether it analyzes Shakespeares syntax or quantum mechanics.
PrepScholar
MAY 16, 2025
There are many reasons you may want to email a college admissions office. You might have questions about deadlines, application requirements, financial aid, or getting off the waitlist, among other topics. Whenever you interact with a college, it's important to showcase your best self. This means you'll want to be thoughtful about any email you send them.
Top Tier Admissions
MAY 21, 2025
We had a great turnout at our recent live “Ask Me Anything” webinar hosted by Dr. Michele Hernandez. With dozens of thoughtful and sometimes urgent questions from parents of rising juniors, it was clear: the road to senior yearand to collegecan feel confusing, overwhelming, and high-stakes. But it doesnt have to. Heres a quick digest of some of the most common themes we heardand Micheles insights on how families can navigate the college admissions process with strategy, clarity, and
Princeton College Consulting
MAY 21, 2025
The value of an education in a liberal arts college is not the learning of many facts, but the training of the mind to think something that cannot be learned from textbooks.
Grown & Flown
MAY 22, 2025
I had empathy for this man (who was obviously the dad of a college freshman) as he stood across the aisle from me, because in his quest to find the right tool to adjust to a new chapter in life, I saw the familiar angst of parental transitions. Father wants to send his soon-to-be-freshman daughter with the tools (literal and figurative) she needs to live independently.
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Top Tier Admissions
MAY 16, 2025
Yale University , an Ivy League institution in New Haven, Connecticut, has an undergraduate enrollment of around 6,600 students who enjoy a student to faculty ratio of 6:1. YALE ACCEPTANCE RATE Yale admitted 2,308 applicants from a pool of 50,227 to the Class of 2029 resulting in a 4.59% overall acceptance rate. An additional 943 students (1.87% of all applicants) were offered a spot on the waitlist, according to the Yale Daily News.
Strategic College Consulting
MAY 20, 2025
How are students getting into the top universities in the world? What characteristics and attributes are propelling them to success at the highest level? And what is their recommendation for students who also want to be top-performing, and ultimately earn acceptances to their dream university? We are glad you asked!because in this blog post, we are going todive into the top five characteristics by none other than one of our top students, Sashan, who just earned an acceptance into Princeton Unive
The Koppelman Group
MAY 22, 2025
Georgetown is an internationally-leading research and academic university aimed at preparing the next generation of global citizens, with a particular focus on service, policy, and politics. The school is the oldest Catholic and Jesuit university in the United States. While its eminently possible to have a secular experience at Georgetown, the Jesuit ethos guides the central identity of the school, adding a layer of care for others on top of each aspect of the university.
College Transitions
MAY 19, 2025
There’s no shortage of excellent high schools in New Jersey. In fact, the Garden State is known for having some of the top high schools, both public and private (heres a list of top private schools in NJ). Below, we will discuss 20 of the best public high schools in New Jersey.
AdmissionSight
MAY 18, 2025
If you’re a student musician hoping to do more with your music, a spot in the Tri-M Music Honor Society can take your craft to the next level. From growing through performance to leading music classes in your community, its where serious musicians turn skill into leadership and impact. Gunning to be the next Chopin or Lindsey Stirling? Heres what the Tri-M Music Honor Society is all about, how to join, and why it might be the right next step for your musical journey.
road2college
MAY 22, 2025
Dear Roadie, My teen wants to major in AI. I know its the future, but its hard to tell which. The post Dear Roadie: Help! My Teen Wants to Major in AI appeared first on Road2College.
HelloCollege
MAY 20, 2025
The University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill is highly regarded nationwide as a great college. Everyone knows the names Michael Jordan and Bill Belichick, but many fail to realize the world of other benefits UNC has to offer. This academically rigorous Public Ivy has some of the worlds foremost research institutions, a gorgeous urban campus in Chapel Hill, NC, and is part of the world-famous research triangle between Raleigh, Durham and Cary, NC, which includes more than twenty institutions col
The Koppelman Group
MAY 16, 2025
The University of Southern California (USC) is a private research university in the heart of Los Angeles, just a short drive from the beach and even closer to the entertainment industry. USC is known for blending academic rigor with a dynamic student life, and theyve made a name for themselves in everything from film to engineering to business. Over the past few years, USC has gotten extremely competitive, with their acceptance rates dropping to the single digits.
College Transitions
MAY 16, 2025
Here are philosophical questions to help you ponder the universe and develop your critical thinking skills. BEING HUMAN – Deep Philosophical Questions to Enhance Critical Thinking What makes us human? Can humans change their behavior if given enough time? Is human potential capable of anything? What makes human life so valuable?
AdmissionSight
MAY 16, 2025
At $94,425 for the 20252026 year , Yale Universitys cost of attendance can feel like a serious reality check. Thats the full sticker price, including tuition, housing, food, fees, and estimated expenses like books and personal items. It sounds like a lot (because it is), but most students dont pay the full amount. Thanks to Yales generous financial aid, what you actually pay can be way lowersometimes even close to zero.
Peterson's Blog
MAY 21, 2025
District leaders and administrators know that navigating the complexities of school budgets is a constant dance. With funding landscapes ever-evolving, finding the right groove to maximize impact on student achievement can feel like a delicate balancing act. For Title 1 schools, the mission to provide equitable, high-quality education demands strategic investments, especially in solutions that demonstrably boost academic success.
Solomon Admissions
MAY 16, 2025
Transferring to a top college is a competitive and challenging process, often more selective than applying as a freshman. With acceptance rates for transfer students at top 20 universities typically ranging between 2% and 5%, students must be strategic and intentional in their approach. Unlike first-year applicants, transfer students are evaluated primarily on their college… The post Successfully Transferring to a Top College: Key Strategies appeared first on Solomon Admissions Consulting.
The Koppelman Group
MAY 17, 2025
MIT is one of the preeminent science and technology-focused universities in the world. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts right across the river from Boston, it attracts students from across the country, and around the world, through its STEM-centric offerings and history of being at the cutting edge of emerging technologies. MIT is also widely respected as a hotbed of innovation and entrepreneurship.
HelloCollege
MAY 22, 2025
The math test is looming. You’ve reviewed your notes from class by carefully reading and re-reading every word. With your notes, homework, graded quizzes, and textbook laid out beside you so that you can look for a hint if you get stuck, you work through many examples from the notes and the textbook. You believe that you are ready to successfully take the test and at long last earn that ever elusive higher grade.
AdmissionSight
MAY 19, 2025
Thinking about attending Caltech ? You might want to know how much it actually costs, and we wont sugarcoat it: Caltech is expensive. For the 20252026 school year, the total estimated Caltech cost of attendance is around $93,912 if youre living on campus. But heres the catch: most students dont pay that full price, since Caltechs financial aid is strong.
College Wise
MAY 22, 2025
The decision to homeschool a child sparks an irrevocable bounty of benefits. With the increased flexibility of schedules, the opportunity to choose and adapt curriculum, and the ability to tailor learning methods and advance creativity, its no surprise that the number of children in homeschool and online programs has nearly doubled in the past six years!
College Transitions
MAY 21, 2025
As the calendar turns to April, Emily, a high school senior and aspiring engineering student on the East Coast with phenomenal test scores (1530 SAT) and near-perfect grades (in mostly AP courses), begins to hear back from her prospective colleges.
The Koppelman Group
MAY 19, 2025
Every couple of years, something surges in emerging technology to such an extent that it completely shifts the conversations happening not just in the news or in classrooms, but among students thinking about their future career path. In the 1990s it was the internet, in the 2010s it was coding mobile applications, and today, in the 2020s, it is Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
Shemmassian Academic Consulting
MAY 17, 2025
Discover how to get a job as a medical scribe and become a competitive medical school candidate Gaining experience as a medical scribe can help make you a competitive medical school applicant Part 1: Introduction Part 2: What does a medical scribe do? Part 3: Medical scribe training requirements Part 4: Balancing being a medical scribe and a premed college student - Part 1: Introduction If youre trying to improve your medical school admissions odds, you know that gaining valuable clinical experi
AdmissionSight
MAY 17, 2025
When you hear that Princeton’s cost of attendance is around $90,718 per year , it might sound hard to believe. But thats the real numberthats the sticker price for undergraduates in the 20252026 school year. The amount includes tuition, housing, food, fees, and even estimated personal expenses. But heres the thing: almost no one actually pays the full amount.
College Wise
MAY 19, 2025
For many, applying to colleges can be an overwhelming experience. It can often lead to the question, Why are college applications so stressful? If you are a student (or parent) battling college admissions anxiety, youre not alone! Here are expert tips on how students can overcome college admissions stress at every stage of the process.
University Gurus
MAY 16, 2025
Careers at Kate Stone Prep At Kate Stone Prep, we build wildly successful lives for our students through education, mentorship, and powerful connections. The core problem we solve for families is helping their children gain admission to top-choice colleges and careers. Our approach is different. We dont check boxes, we break the outdated college coaching models.
Marks Education
MAY 21, 2025
With every passing day, it can feel like college admissions are only becoming increasingly more complicated. Its not uncommon for students to feel like they need to take advantage of every opportunity to set themselves apart in order to secure admission into elite colleges. While there are many great ways to improve the likelihood of strong college outcomes ( and we write about them weekly through our blog!
The Koppelman Group
MAY 21, 2025
Hello, and welcome back to our Deep Dive series , where we investigate how schools got their reputations for excellence in particular fields and whether they live up to their name. Make no mistake; the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill is academically strong across the board, so we cant call its renowned Gillings School of Global Public Health a hidden gem by any means, but, if youre looking into a career in epidemiology, maternal and child health, health policy, nutrition, or public heal
AdmissionSight
MAY 17, 2025
Whether youre just starting your college search or already eyeing that Blue Devil acceptance letter, knowing how much Duke University costs per year is a smart move. The total cost of attendance for 20252026 is around $98,549 to $99,344 per year, and thats the full sticker price before any financial aid kicks in. Well go through each part of the Duke University cost, show you the real numbers, and explain how financial aid and scholarships can lower your actual bill (sometimes by a lot).
College Transitions
MAY 21, 2025
If you live in California and have your eyes set on attending an Ivy, Ivy Plus, or other competitive school, finding the best high school (public or private) is crucial. For many students, finding the ideal high school is just as important as scoping out the right university.
Niche
MAY 21, 2025
Each spring, we ask thousands of high school juniors across the country about their college search processwhat matters most, what stresses them out, and what makes a college stand out. The 2025 Niche Spring Junior Survey is our fifth annual report, and this years findings reveal just how much student priorities and behaviors continue to evolve. From affordability concerns to shifting political considerations and a growing demand for personalized outreach, juniors in the Class of 2026 are making
Top Tier Admissions
MAY 23, 2025
The Department of Homeland Securitys unprecedented decision to revoke Harvards ability to enroll international students marks a troubling escalation in the politicization of higher education. It raises urgent questions about due process, academic freedom, and the treatment of international students on U.S. campuses. At Top Tier Admissions, we have worked with international students for nearly two decades, and we stand firmly with students of all backgrounds and nationalities.
The Koppelman Group
MAY 23, 2025
Biology, or life sciences, is one of the most popular majors nation-wide across all types of colleges and universities. At many top schools, it is the single most popular major often by far. The reason for this isnt all that surprising, especially at top schools. Biology is the start of the road to medical school or another path into the medical sciences, but it also offers a wide array of options with strong career futures.
AdmissionSight
MAY 21, 2025
Dartmouth College is one of those schools that feels like a dream: ivy-covered buildings, tight-knit community, and a top-notch education. But then you Google Dartmouth College cost, and your jaw hits the floor. Is it really that expensive to go there? Short answer: yes, the sticker price is high. For the 20252026 school year, the total cost of attendance sits at around $95,490 per year.
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