College Essay Guy

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This may be a surprise: you don’t need to take the LSAT to apply for law school. Yes, that’s even true for some of the most well-respected law schools, like those at Stanford and Harvard. Because those universities are LSAT-optional law schools. Those are all questions worth considering as you apply to law school.

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College Essay Guy

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Whether it’s a sports competition, a community outreach organization, or a rigorous academic program, the USC vs UCLA rivalry is one for the books. So, when you ask us, ‘Which school is better, UCLA vs USC?’ you might be a little confused when we tell you that it really depends. Let’s jump right into it!

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SSA Online College Prep

MAY 8, 2024

So, you’ve narrowed down your top choices for the school you want to attend, and now it’s time to schedule an interview. Don’t fear your weaknesses Pay attention to the details Be prepared to talk about your passion for the institution Avoid being contradictory Read more college admissions tips on our blog! Why this school?

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 28, 2023

Berkeley and UCLA tied at #1 among Top Public Schools, with Berkeley also sitting at an impressive #3 among Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs. In the chart below, you can see how the acceptance rate data for in state versus out of state applicants varies by school. while non-residents must have a minimum UC GPA of 3.4,

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 19, 2024

But, for the first time, Yale will allow applicants to report Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam scores in lieu of the ACT or SAT. AP courses correspond to year-long college courses, but high school teachers have less than a year to cover this material. You’re not alone. Good luck this May!

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

And it's even more stressful when you're trying to get into a highly selective school like Rice University. Should you include your SAT scores ? The university's median SAT score was 1530 for the 2022 admission cycle — and the 25th percentile was still a 1500. Applying to college is stressful. But what does that mean?

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 10, 2023

We work with a lot of legacies every year and every year we have to explain to parents that legacy isn't the make or break at top schools like Duke. Most schools have a slightly higher acceptance rate for legacies than for non-legacy students. We want to say this again, the majority of legacy candidates at top schools don't get in.

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College Essay Guy

APRIL 2, 2023

FSU Acceptance Rate FSU Early Decision, Early Action, Regular Decision, and Transfer Acceptance Rate FSU GPA Requirements FSU SAT Requirements FSU ACT Requirements What does FSU look for in students? FSU Acceptance Rate The Florida State University acceptance rate for the class of 2027 is 24%, making it a highly competitive school.

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Admissions Village

APRIL 25, 2023

Part 3: This Process Is Opaque In the first part of this series, we discussed the role that the rise of test-optional (it is now optional to submit standardized test scores, SAT or ACT, at most colleges) has played in opening up the applicant pool to highly selective colleges. What can we say about test-optional admissions policies today?

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Get the free 110-page guide we use to help our students routinely get admitted to schools like Stanford and Princeton: How to Get Into America’s Elite Colleges: The Ultimate Guide First Name Last Name Email Address SEND ME THE GUIDE 100% privacy. Suggested reading: IB vs AP: Which One is Better for College Admissions?

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College Essay Guy

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

By understanding more about what these terms mean, you can build a better college list and improve your chances of finding a school that is perfect for you. And which schools are actually test optional or test blind? For the most part, schools that decide to become test-optional apply that metric to all applicants to all programs.

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SSA Online College Prep

DECEMBER 2, 2022

How The Pandemic Remade the SAT Learn about the changes made to the new Digital SAT ! Potential issues with the switch from physical to digital SATs. Challenges facing students from underserved schools in this new format. Are SATs a detractor to BIPOC acceptance? Discover more SAT tips on our blog!

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SSA Online College Prep

MARCH 31, 2022

Which is better when applying to Brown: Early or Regular decision Read more college admissions tips on our blog ! Having this figure as a reminder of the selective nature of these prestigious schools can be discouraging for many prospective students trying to gain admissions. Interested in attending Brown University? Test Scores.

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DC College Counseling

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

We’ve been absolutely slammed these first few weeks of school as we try to finish up with our seniors during this unusual application cycle in the wake of the Supreme Court decision. While the usual suspects are still right at the very top, so many other schools saw a major impact. It’s been a WHILE! Poor Tulane. Rough month).

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College Essay Guy

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Keep in mind though, that plenty of things here will be relative: the right choices for you often depend significantly on your high school context, lived experience, and personal goals. Total high school grades (all courses) 185 74.1 Strength of high school curriculum 185 63.8 High school class rank 183 5.5 Work 185 2.2

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BestColleges

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

For the 2022 admission cycle , Stanford reported median scores of 1540 on the SAT and 35 on the ACT for enrolled students. Students should connect their passions outside of school in very intentional ways that consider their personal context. No other peer in their high school can show the same roadmap, Britt explains.

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SSA Online College Prep

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Predicting how much money needs to saved to finance your child’s educational expenses Read more college admissions tips on our blog ! Federal vs. Private Loans. Learn about the impact of student loans on college students Using DINKYTOWN’s College Savings Calculator - we’ll walk you through it !

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EAB

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Janet sat down with EAB’s IT Forum to share her strategies for diversifying the IT workforce. Another change Janet made in the position descriptions was to interrogate minimum qualifications vs. preferred experience. Employment website audit for independent schools. How Carleton College's CTO increased staff diversity in IT.

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EAB

JUNE 20, 2023

Blogs Overwhelmed by complaints on campus? I sat down with EAB Research Advisory Services Director and Subject Matter Expert Melanie Overton to learn what has made this seminar so popular and what leadership takeaways partners bring back to their campus teams. Where do we have cultural divides between groups?

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Between friends, school, work, practice, studying, and the basics of eating and sleeping, you are busy. You don’t want them to boil your high school experience down to a cell on a spreadsheet, draw a hard cut off line on SATs, or assume your GPA absolutely defines you. Opinions vs. stats. Here is what I know.

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The College Solutions Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In the 1990s, the University of Pennsylvania was the first school to offer early decision applications. Students who apply early enjoy greater admission odds at many schools because institutions want to improve their admission yield by locking up a portion of their class early. Advantages of Applying Early Decision.

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The College Solutions Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Applying early decision to college is often a highly effective way to increase the odds of getting accepted at many schools that offer this admission option. Not surprisingly then, teenagers are increasingly applying early decision and early action to schools and the pandemic helped escalate this trend.

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College Essay Guy

MARCH 13, 2023

When you’re planning to go to college, one big hurdle is that, for many schools, you must first complete a standardized test (if not a few). Students must choose between taking the ACT or SAT before they can take their next steps on the journey of higher education. What is the SAT? What is on the SAT test?

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 20, 2023

of the Class of 2026 ranked in the top 10% of their high school graduating class. “The most common Columbia application mistakes I observed are students that are most excited about going to school in New York, or going to an Ivy League school, or just going to a great school,” says Doris. In fact, 95.7%

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Admissions Village

APRIL 19, 2023

This will be the first blog in a series. This is the first in a series of blogs to try and answer these questions. Large schools with rah-rah sports are enjoying record-breaking numbers of applications, while there has been a decline in the popularity of small liberal art colleges, especially those that are less selective.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

MAY 25, 2023

Without college essays and extracurricular activities lists, colleges would be limited to grades, class rank, and ACT and SAT scores to make their admissions decisions. Your child can include activities that were organized formally as well as those activities that may have only involved your child.

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College Essay Guy

MARCH 11, 2024

The simple answer is, they look at all of them (at least all of your high school grades… click here to learn about how middle school grades factor in college applications ). How colleges evaluate grades Freshman year grades: So, you’re new to high school and trying to gain your footing. What grades do colleges look at?

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Most noteworthy schools receive an increasing number of applications each year from incredibly accomplished students while the number of spots stays roughly the same. At schools like Stanford and Harvard, acceptance rates have plummeted to around 5 percent overall in recent years. It can include arts (e.g., painting), sports (e.g.,

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