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What Are the Little Ivies?

Top Tier Admissions

The term “Little Ivies” refers to a group of small, private liberal arts schools mostly clustered in New England whose storied histories, academic prestige, financial endowments, athletic rivalries, and highly selective admissions practices are comparable to the Ivy League’s.

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Making Sense of Colleges’ Changing Test Policies

Discovery College Consulting

If you’re a high school student, or the parent of one, you may feel like you’re experiencing whiplash in trying to keep up with the ever-evolving test requirements at U.S. Many affluent students attend private schools where counselors polish each student’s application.” Test-optional. Test-flexible. Test-blind.

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What You Need to Know About Wesleyan University

Ivy Central

This blog will delve into various aspects of Wesleyan University, shedding light on its location, student cohort, admissions process, undergraduate majors, faculty-student ratio, graduation rate, and the net cost of attending.

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NYU vs. Columbia: How Do They Compare?

BestColleges

School Profile: New York University NYU dates back to 1831. Today, the private university’s 20 schools and colleges enroll students around the world, including on its Greenwich Village campus and campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai. The Ivy League school is also known for its undergraduate programs.

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How to Transfer to Smith

The Koppelman Group

Smith College is a liberal arts women’s college in Northampton, Massachusetts, and a member of the Seven Sisters colleges, the group of women’s colleges created to rival the (at the time) all-male Ivies. Let’s pretend (for the sake of the blog post) that you want to study psychology, their most popular major. for transfers last cycle.

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How to Get Into Stanford: 5 Tips From Admitted Students and Experts

BestColleges

In 2022, the university reported a 3.68% acceptance rate — lower than all the Ivies except for Harvard. Students should connect their passions outside of school in very intentional ways that consider their personal context. Having intentional activities or initiatives outside of school will go a long way to show Stanford who you are.

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Columbia Deferral Rate

The Koppelman Group

Being deferred from Columbia means that you are a qualified candidate for an Ivy League institution. The point is that you need to find ways to stand out from the school, and that means you need to take action now. If you are a regular reader of our blog, you already know this. If you weren’t, they would have rejected you.