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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Blogs Key takeaways from government guidance on SCOTUS’s affirmative action ruling The Department of Education finally issued its eagerly anticipated follow-up guidance on the Supreme Court’s SFFA ruling in September. Did it deliver on enrollment leaders’ hopes and expectations? The answer is complicated.

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DC College Counseling

JANUARY 30, 2024

BIGGEST COLLEGE-RELATED NEWS OF THE WEEK JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS TOP 40,000 JMU received a total of 40,232 undergraduate applications for the class of 2028, an increase of 78% over the 22,603 applications they received in 2021. Morgan State University and St.

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Admissions Village

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

I want to thank my colleague Meg Joyce for co-writing this blog post with me. Many colleges have still not decided if they will become permanently test-optional for admissions. Both colleges will start their new testing policy with current high school juniors, the university class of 2029.

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College Essay Guy

AUGUST 19, 2023

To get into a university like Tulane, you will need to perform exceptionally well in almost all of your college application components, including Tulane’s supplemental essays. Read some example essays from successful applicants to see how others have told their story and gotten accepted to Tulane. Read on to learn more.

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College Essay Guy

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

In late June, the Supreme Court banned affirmative action as it relates to college admission (also known as race-conscious admission policies), leaving many students wondering… “Can I talk about race in my personal statement and college application?” Yes, you definitely can (see rest of blog for more). “.And

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Discovery College Consulting

AUGUST 30, 2023

In July, I wrote a blog post about the Supreme Court decision that ended affirmative action in college admissions. One area impacted by this change is college essays. And, colleges have revised and reworked essay questions to ascertain that information. Not necessarily.

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College Essay Guy

JULY 3, 2023

UC Irvine College ADMISSIONS RESULTS FOR THE 2022 Applying CLASS The UC Irvine acceptance rate is 28.9% To get into a university like the UC Irvine, you will need to perform exceptionally well in almost all of your college application components, including the UC Irvine’s supplemental essays. Read on to learn more.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 12, 2024

HARVARD REVERSES COURSE ON TESTING REQUIREMENT Despite Harvard’s previous commitment to remaining test-optional through the Class of 2030, the college announced on April 11 it would require students applying for fall 2025 admission to submit either an SAT or ACT score. News and World Report.

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College Essay Guy

JULY 3, 2023

University of Michigan College ADMISSIONS RESULTS FOR THE 2022 Applying CLASS The University of Michigan acceptance rate is 17.7% Acceptance rates for early action tend to be a higher than regular decisions acceptance rates— check out our blog post on early action and early decision to learn more about why. 2021-2022 79,743 16,071 20.2%

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Niche

JANUARY 25, 2023

Want to keep updated about the blog? Some of the big topics were AI, the Supreme Court decision coming on race in admissions, direct admissions, financial aid and discounting, and how the economy might affect enrollments. Sign up for the newsletter! This is a recording of a Niche Screenside Chat with Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed.

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Great College Advice

JULY 24, 2023

How do you write the community essay for the Common App? Many college applications require supplemental essays. Why write the community essay for the Common App? Why do colleges ask you to write this community essay? The definition of community is open to interpretation and can be difficult to pin down.

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Discovery College Consulting

JANUARY 4, 2023

As 2023 begins, there are several major changes that will impact the college admissions landscape this year and beyond. The EFC was the dollar amount a family was expected to pay for college in the upcoming school year. Another major difference will be for families with multiple students in college at the same time.

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College Essay Guy

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

They’re just a few distinguished graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). So, if you're considering applying to HBCU schools, you're not only considering where to go to college. We hope to change that with this blog post! Vice President Kamala Harris. Recognize these names?

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SSA Online College Prep

APRIL 1, 2024

Find out the 25th to 75th percentile SAT scores for top liberal arts colleges ! Read more college admissions tips on our blog ! The SAT Scores You Need for College Taking the SAT can be a disorienting process. Want more college/financial aid tips directly in your inbox? Learn how to improve your SAT scores !

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UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

We want to be able to have a more in-depth review of you, including short essays, activities, recommendations, etc. I have a previous blog post on how admissions calculates the UGA GPA for your reference. . For students who were deferred, please understand that this is not a denial decision. Applications Received: 26,001.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

AUGUST 31, 2023

In this blog post, you’ll learn how to write the supplemental essays in a way that demonstrates your individual personality beyond test scores and grades so that you can stand out among the other applicants and get into MIT. This often stresses out potential applicants already writing supplemental essays and a Common App.

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The Koppelman Group

JULY 24, 2023

Note: although this blog is not a car commercial, we’d still like you to imagine the iconic rumble of a Matthew McConaughey voiceover here). Secondly, even though UT-Austin does accept applications through the Common App, they will not read your Common App essay. So, kid, you wanna apply to the University of Texas at Austin?

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The Koppelman Group

JUNE 4, 2023

Like most other colleges, it's really hard to research legacy admissions at Wake Forest. The school doesn’t publish much and third-party blogs are only starting to pick up on Wake Forest. They rate the importance of legacy stats with other factors like race, first-generation status, and geographical residence.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In this blog post, you’ll learn how to write the MIT supplemental essays in a way that demonstrates your individual personality beyond test scores and grades so that you can stand out among the other 34,000 annual applicants to MIT. This often stresses out potential applicants already writing supplemental essays and a Common App.

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The Koppelman Group

JULY 28, 2023

Pitzer College is a tiny (1,000 students total) private liberal arts college in Claremont, California. They’re part of the Claremont Colleges, which is a consortium of five undergrad (and two graduate) schools – Pomona, Scripps, Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, and Pitzer – that share a gorgeous campus. acceptance rate.

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Admissions Mom

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

THINK ABOUT YOUR COLLEGE LIST: Plan to have at least 3 colleges where your likelihood of acceptance is high — or guaranteed — and you can afford it (parents, it’s your job to do the Net Price Calculators for this) and you like it and can happily see yourself there. You can “google common data set and college name.”

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DC College Counseling

APRIL 17, 2023

BIGGEST COLLEGE-RELATED NEWS OF THE WEEK THE SUPREME COURT MAKES A $6 BILLION DECISION ON STUDENT LOANS On Thursday, the Supreme Court declined to block a settlement that will provide $6 billion in relief to student loan borrowers. Senior citizens can spend their retirement years on a college campus. You can read more about it here.

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DC College Counseling

APRIL 17, 2023

BIGGEST COLLEGE-RELATED NEWS OF THE WEEK THE SUPREME COURT MAKES A $6 BILLION DECISION ON STUDENT LOANS On Thursday, the Supreme Court declined to block a settlement that will provide $6 billion in relief to student loan borrowers. Senior citizens can spend their retirement years on a college campus. You can read more about it here.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

This has led Black college students to mistrust the police and question how policing plays a role in campus communities. Since their founding, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have been symbols of racial justice and progress. HBCU students and local communities have long had contentious relationships with police.

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SSA Online College Prep

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

With different forms of full ride scholarships, it is possible to go to college for free! Here’s our full list of Mid-Atlantic colleges and universities that offer merit-based full ride or free tuition scholarships. Read more college admissions tips on our blog ! Go to College on a FULL RIDE or with FREE TUITION!

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Niche

APRIL 24, 2023

Want to keep updated about the blog? With the upcoming Supreme Court decision around using race in admissions looming this summer it’s important for colleges to proactively find ways to maintain their gains through incentives for low-income and first-generation students, among whom underrepresented minorities are overrepresented.

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CTK College Coach

JANUARY 30, 2023

1) Building the College List for Academic Fit Here are my top tips for learning where your student has the best chance of gaining admission. I recommend that most students build a college list of 8-12 schools separated into the categories below: What is a Dream School? What do you mean by “course rigor?” What is a Reach School?

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Princeton College Consulting

AUGUST 27, 2018

Here's a college admission tidbit for you - college visits do more than you think. Sure, they help you get to know the college in person and guide decisions on which colleges to apply to, or which offer to accept. But the greater value in college visits lies in its power to 'demonstrate interest'. The Academic.

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College Essay Guy

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

But before we do that, we want to remind you that while your grades in high school are an important part of your college application, they are still just a part of it. and students with this B average get into awesome colleges and universities and are often eligible for scholarships (though a 3.5+ What’s a good GPA in high school?

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

APRIL 16, 2023

With a 6% acceptance rate, Dartmouth college only accepts the best students to begin with, meaning that while there are plenty of ways to get involved and to grow as a person, true success will only come after some fierce competition for lucrative opportunities. Your guide is on its way.

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Admissions Village

MARCH 24, 2024

At this time of year, social media overflows with posts of X kid with XY stats who did not get into Z college. Ivy Day is filled with disappointment because, hello, the HUGE majority of kids do not get accepted to these colleges. It is about these colleges and their institutional priorities. So what does this all mean?

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Admissions Village

JULY 5, 2023

Today’s blog was written by my colleague and good friend Meg Joyce. By now, you’ve probably heard about last week’s Supreme Court ruling against the race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina (and by extension, other colleges with similar programs).

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

APRIL 24, 2023

College essay examples from students accepted to Harvard, Stanford, and other elite schools REVIEWING SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE ESSAY EXAMPLES CAN HELP YOU UNDERSTAND HOW TO MAXIMIZE YOUR ODDS OF ACCEPTANCE Responding effectively to college essay prompts is quite different from other essay writing.

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College Essay Guy

JULY 2, 2023

Yale’s strong commitment to the humanities and social sciences is evident through its renowned programs in fields like history, literature, political science, and psychology, where students engage with distinguished faculty and delve into thought-provoking coursework within a close-knit residential college system. 2021-2022 47,240 2,509 5.3%

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College Essay Guy

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Post the 2023 SCOTUS decision, many colleges and universities changed their supplemental essay prompts to point pretty directly at diversity in some way. Variations include mentions of identity, race, cultural background, or the importance of inclusivity. Here’s a running list of colleges that changed their prompts.

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BestColleges

JULY 25, 2023

Supreme Court ruled in a landmark case that race cannot be used as a factor in college admissions. A conservative group, Students for Fair Admissions, filed lawsuits against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, insisting using race in the admissions process is unconstitutional. On June 29, the U.S.

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College Essay Guy

AUGUST 19, 2023

Cornell university College ADMISSIONS RESULTS FOR THE 2022 Applying CLASS Cornell’s acceptance rate is 7.3% Situated in a picturesque setting in Ithaca, New York, Cornell offers a diverse array of programs across its various colleges, with a notable focus on agriculture, engineering, and hospitality. Read on to learn more.

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