Simply Admissions

JULY 23, 2025

Last month, we explored the Known-Unknown Matrix to help students and families make sense of what’s within control ( and what isn’t) amid college admissions. We peeled back the layers of mystery to reveal what admissions officers are really looking for, and where uncertainty still exists. (If you missed it, you can read that post here.) This month, we shift from understanding the process to shaping your story within it using the one canvas you’re given: the application.

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Niche

JULY 23, 2025

Summer melt is a quiet enrollment killer. Every spring, thousands of students accept college admission offers—and then disappear. While melt rates vary by institution, research suggests that 10–40% of high school students who intend to enroll in college end up not following that plan. Ongoing student engagement can reduce melt, including verification melt.

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Grown & Flown

JULY 20, 2025

At the AP Fair in my son’s high school, I listen to the teachers list their expectations for students who will take their classes next year. I have been through the rigmarole before, with my firstborn who is now in college. This time though, I listen with the ears of one who has been wizened by the drill of the college admission process. And this time I agree with all that the teachers have to say.

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AdmissionSight

JULY 22, 2025

<p>Academic success in high school isn’t just for the “geniuses” who seem to instantly absorb all the information thrown their way. Getting good grades in high school also comes from consistent effort, <a href="[link] study strategies</a>, and a healthy mind and body. In the article below, we’ll talk about what good grades are (objectively and subjectively), why they matter, and how to achieve them.</p> <ul> <li aria-level="1"><a href=&

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HelloCollege

JULY 17, 2025

If you’re deep into college research, you’ve probably seen terms like acceptance rate or test-optional policy tossed around. But one lesser-known (and equally important) metric is the college yield rate. So what exactly does that mean—and why should you care? In this post, we’ll break down the meaning of college yield rates, explain how they impact both colleges and applicants, and share insights into some of the colleges with the highest yield rates.

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North Star Admissions Consulting

JULY 18, 2025

This week’s timely college admissions question is from the parent of a rising senior: “ Should I help my kid with their college applications?” I love this question. As a parent of 3 kids, all of whom have successfully applied to college, as well as a former Ivy League Admissions officer and now an admissions consultant, I know how hard it can be to find the right balance.

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The Koppelman Group

JULY 19, 2025

We’ve spent the past few weeks breaking down each Common App essay prompt one by one, and now it’s time for the grand finale: our ultimate guide to writing the Common App essay. Sure, there are seven different prompts, but at the end of the day, every school is looking for the same thing: a story. If you’ve been around here for a while, you know this already.

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AdmissionSight

JULY 18, 2025

<p class="ai-optimize-6 ai-optimize-introduction"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Scoring high on the </span><a href="[link] style="font-weight: 400;">AP Calculus BC Exam</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> takes solid preparation, but the numbers show that many students rise to the challenge. <strong>About </strong></span><strong><a href="[link] earned a 3 o

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Peterson's Blog

JULY 23, 2025

Bridging the Gap Between Test Prep and Classroom Instruction With education changing as frequently as the seasons (probably even more so, let’s be honest), we know you’re doing your best to ensure students, fellow staff, and parents have everything they need to succeed in an evolving landscape. When it comes to standardized testing, you’re likely also doing your best to implement practices that align with the current landscape of testing, while trying to not overwhelm students, parents, and te

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Expert Admissions

JULY 23, 2025

If you’re a student outside the United States hoping to apply to colleges in the US, you might be confused where to start. To help you on your journey, we’ve outlined materials you’ll need, alongside the timeline through which you have to adhere to as you set yourself on this exciting but nervewracking journey. It’s helpful to start thinking about colleges once you’re a high schooler.

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The Koppelman Group

JULY 23, 2025

Bowdoin is an extremely popular, yet also profoundly niche, small liberal arts college in Maine. They are well-known for being an intellectual safe haven for brilliant students who think differently and want to change the world. To spark that change, they pair their close-knit Maine campus with exceptional international and off-site learning opportunities, from the Bowdoin Public Service in Washington program to semester and year-long programs in partnership with international universities.

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Tex Admissions

JULY 23, 2025

Hiking Central Japan’s Kiso Valley - Kiso-Fukushima In this post, I want to compare and contrast the transfer application process from applying as a high school senior. The easiest way to reach me is by email kevin@texadmissions.com and to complete this questionnaire for a free email admissions assessment and to discuss pricing and services. 1. Transfer has a less predictable number of spaces available.

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AdmissionSight

JULY 17, 2025

<p class="ai-optimize-6 ai-optimize-introduction"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Trying to choose between </span><a href="[link] style="font-weight: 400;">NYU</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> vs </span><a href="[link] style="font-weight: 400;">Tufts</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">?

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Great College Advice

JULY 23, 2025

The team at Great College Advice is extremely proud of our recent high school graduates. They took charge of their college admissions journey, identifying the colleges that were the best fit for them and then crafted compelling essays and applications that made them stand out to admissions officers. We are proud to have helped play a role in our students’ success.

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Expert Admissions

JULY 18, 2025

This week in college admissions, international student visas are down from last year, the Army is making changes to ROTC programs, public trust in higher education has risen, and a housing survey shows that students value privacy and mental health support. Fewer international student visas were issued this May than last May, forecasting a probable drop in international student enrollment for the fall of 2025.

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Marks Education

JULY 23, 2025

The Common App activities section is one of the most important pieces of your college application. It gives admissions officers their first glimpse into your life, commitments, and accomplishments outside of the classroom. The best part? You actually have a ton of power to shape your Activities List into something that reflects your unique story and impact.

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The Koppelman Group

JULY 20, 2025

Cornell is well-known as the most practical of the elite Ivy League schools. Yes, they have all the usual humanities and liberal arts majors that one expects at a top-tier well-rounded university, but where Cornell truly stands out is in their specialized programs. Many of their programs are singular at the Ivy League level. Agriculture and hospitality, for one, but also many programs that are hard to find at such an exceptional level for undergraduate students, like architecture, public policy,

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AdmissionSight

JULY 22, 2025

<p><b>To succeed in the Harvard premed track, you&#8217;ll need to excel in </b><a href="[link] science courses</b></a><b>, gain valuable experiences like research and clinical work, and use the strong support systems Harvard offers.</b></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this blog, we’ll provide an overview of everything you need to know about Harvard’s premed track: the required courses,

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Sara Harberson

JULY 17, 2025

A little over a year ago, my rising senior son and I built his initial college list from the ground up. This past year has been spent narrowing that list from about 25 schools to 14. He has two more to cut—we’ll do a quick road trip in August. If all goes as planned, these trips will confirm which four schools (of six contenders) will stay in his “reach” section.

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Top Tier Admissions

JULY 23, 2025

Over the past year, artificial intelligence (AI) has become an increasingly common tool in the college admissions process—especially when it comes to the personal essay. Students today are turning to AI platforms like ChatGPT, GrammarlyGO, and Claude to help them brainstorm ideas, generate outlines, and in some cases, even write full drafts. This rise of AI in essay writing has led to a noticeable shift: many essays are now more technically polished than they would (or should) be for a high scho

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College Planner Pro

JULY 21, 2025

As an independent college consultant, your expertise, guidance, and personal approach are your greatest assets. But as your practice grows—or even if you’re just getting started—creating a repeatable, structured curriculum can be the difference between a chaotic season and a streamlined, successful one. A strong, consistent program not only improves the client experience, but also boosts your credibility, efficiency, and your referral network.

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The Koppelman Group

JULY 17, 2025

If you are a junior interested in an English major in college, first of all let us say that you are awesome. In an era that is heavy on the STEM fields, it isn’t common for students these days to want to pursue English at a top-tier school like an Ivy League or similarly competitive college. And yet, English majors are some of our faves. As an English major, you study literature and the written word, you learn how to write persuasively, how to break down anything you read analytically — and how

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AdmissionSight

JULY 22, 2025

<p>The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) does not send likely letters. <a href="[link] school’s admissions process</a> is designed to be fair, thorough, and transparent, ensuring that every applicant is evaluated equally. Unlike schools that send early notifications hinting at admission, MIT releases all decisions at the same time after a comprehensive review of all applications.</p> <p>This blog explores why MIT doesn’t send likely letters, how

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JLV College Counseling

JULY 19, 2025

There are thousands of scholarships out there. Below you will find many scholarships, most with general eligibility requirements. My goal is to share some lesser-known scholarships with my readers every Saturday. Don’t wait. Apply for these great scholarships today! And, if you missed the last Scholarship Saturday , check it out. There are scholarships there that are still open!

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College Transitions

JULY 17, 2025

Amherst College is one of the most selective and esteemed liberal arts colleges in the country, in the same league as the likes of Williams, Swarthmore, and Pomona.

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Admissions Mom

JULY 23, 2025

Content warning: discussion of traumatic subjects: suicide, sexual abuse, trauma, self-harm There is always a debate about what topics should be avoided at all cost on college essays. The short-list always boils down to a familiar crew of traumatic or “difficult” subjects. These include, but are not limited to, essays discussing severe depression, self-harm, eating disorders, experiences with sexual violence, family abuse, and experiences with the loss of a close relative or loved one.

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The Koppelman Group

JULY 21, 2025

For the 2025-2026 application cycle, Common App decided to make no changes to their essay questions, but some significant changes are coming to the Additional Information section. After the COVID-19 pandemic, a question was introduced to ask about any COVID-related impacts on you or your family; later, it was changed to include natural disasters along with COVID.

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AdmissionSight

JULY 20, 2025

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The </span><a href="[link] style="font-weight: 400;">AP Calculus AB Exam</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> isn&#8217;t impossible, but the score data shows it can be tough to master. </span><a href="[link] style="font-weight: 400;">Only 21.4% of students earned a 5 in 2024</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;&#

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Top Tier Admissions

JULY 18, 2025

The University of California (UC) system comprises 10 public universities located across the state, each with its own distinctive atmosphere and academic opportunities. Students can apply to any number of UC campuses using a single application. As part of this process, applicants must respond to four out of eight “Personal Insight Questions,” designed to give admissions committees a deeper understanding of each student.

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College Transitions

JULY 21, 2025

On July 4th, 2025, the new budget reconciliation bill, H.R.1—also referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”—became law. This budget reconciliation touches nearly every sector of American life, from nutrition and food access, healthcare, and education, to energy, public lands, transportation, and military spending.

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Solomon Admissions

JULY 18, 2025

(And How These Differences Impact Strategic Positioning) Choosing between applying to an undergraduate program in Arts & Sciences (“Humanities”) or Engineering is one of the most important academic decisions a high school student will make in the college application process. While both paths offer rigorous educational experiences, they require distinct approaches in the application process… The post Differences Between Arts & Sciences and Engineering Programs appeared first on Solo

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Great College Advice

JULY 22, 2025

* Please join us on Tuesday, August 5 th, 2025 at 8:30pm EST for a free webinar where Pam Gentry will discuss the UK university system and how to navigate the application as an American student. Registration details: [link] More US students are applying to college in the UK US high school students are applying to more universities in the UK. In the most recent application cycle, almost 8,000 US high schoolers applied to UK universities, a 14% increase versus the prior year and the most US a

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AdmissionSight

JULY 17, 2025

<p class="ai-optimize-6 ai-optimize-introduction"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Earning a top score on the </span><a href="[link] style="font-weight: 400;">AP English Language and Composition Exam</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> takes serious skill.

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Emerging College Consulting

JULY 18, 2025

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College Transitions

JULY 21, 2025

The skill of writing an excellent argumentative essay is a crucial one for every high school or college student to master. In sum, argumentative essays teach students how to organize their thoughts logically and present them in a convincing way.

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Grown & Flown

JULY 17, 2025

‘Twas the Night Before Move-In Day I am ALREADY missing my daughter. (Photo by Hian Oliveira on Unsplash) ’Twas the night before Move-In Day, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even my spouse. The totes were lined up by the back door with care, in hopes that somehow they’d fit next to the spare. The children were nestled all snug in their beds, but not me — I sat there awake, my heart filled with dread.

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College Wise

JULY 18, 2025

Staring at a blinking cursor and wondering how to tackle the Common App personal essay? You're not alone. This blog will offer expert insight into what the personal essay is, how to get the writing process started, and clear dos and don'ts on each essay prompt.

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