Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Caltech’s reputation for science and technology will impress future employers, and it doesn’t hurt that this world-class school is located in beautiful Pasadena, just miles north of downtown Los Angeles. They might take an internship in Silicon Valley or build a robot under the guidance of Caltech’s world class faculty.

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BestColleges

MARCH 14, 2023

College athletes have been able to profit off their name, image, and likeness since July 2021. The 2022-23 college basketball season was the second full season in which players have been able to make NIL deals. Five years later, Johnson returned to the show — this time as a hip-hop artist who is signed with Roc Nation.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

APRIL 9, 2024

In alphabetical order, they are: California Northstate University College of Dental Medicine Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC Loma Linda University School of Dentistry University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry University of California, San Francisco, School of Dentistry University of the Pacific Arthur A.

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 5, 2024

UC Davis: They have an active waitlist for admission, and in the most recent year available (2023) they pulled more than 4,400 students off of the waitlist — but they haven’t released their Common Data Set numbers since 2021, so we don’t know what percentage of waitlisted students that added up to. This was a 13.6%

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

If your child finds themselves walking beneath the rolling red Mediterranean-style roofs of Stanford, they’ll have much to look forward to, from a bustling residential life in the dorms and co-ops to evenings spent cheering on the nationally competitive basketball team to many days studying beneath palm trees.

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BestColleges

AUGUST 18, 2023

New College of Florida was once considered a progressive and liberal institution. A former Republican politician is now the college's interim president. New College's office in charge of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs was recently eliminated. Hillsdale College is a Michigan college popular among conservatives.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

If they also happen to be interested in interdisciplinary thinking and attending college in a historic, thriving city, they should consider applying to the nation’s first university, the University of Pennsylvania. How hard is it to get into the University of Pennsylvania?

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Niche

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Sign up for the newsletter! Direct Admissions is disrupting the standard college admissions process. Students have been expressing frustrations for years regarding the timelines, deadlines, standardized testing, application fees, and stress related to the college search process. Want to keep updated about the blog? How exactly?

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

UCLA’s tri-fold mission of education, research, and service is deeply integrated into its world-class curriculum and campus community. Every student has the opportunity to explore and pursue their passions across UCLA’s twelve professional schools and the College of Letters and Science. And after UCLA?

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EAB

MAY 17, 2023

Blogs Five Things University Leaders are Prioritizing This Year (And Two They Should Be) The results from EAB’s Spring 2023 Pulse Survey are in! While our analysis validated many topics on our research agenda, we also surfaced a handful of surprises.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Blogs Your student loan payments are due: 3 strategies to support community college students’ financial wellness When I think back to my time in college, student loans were something that nearly everyone had, but not something any of us fully understood. Specifically, we weren’t educated on how to repay them.

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 15, 2024

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. Over the last few years, their first-year admit rate has nearly halved, going from 31% in 2021 to 19% in 2023.

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DC College Counseling

APRIL 3, 2023

BIGGEST COLLEGE-RELATED NEWS OF THE WEEK IVY LEAGUE ACCEPTANCE RATES REMAIN AT HISTORIC LOW FOR CLASS OF 2027 On March 30, a small pool of high school seniors celebrated Ivy Day - the day when many Ivy league institutions released their admissions decisions. And 2023 is no different! But watch out, Ivy League!

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Boston College is a private, Jesuit research university in (you guessed it) Boston or, to be more specific, Boston’s Chestnut Hill neighborhood. Last year, in the 2022-2023 application cycle, the accepted rate was just 15%. Last year, in the 2022-2023 application cycle, the accepted rate was just 15%. 1% of those offered a spot.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Whether you’re interested in living the urban life and conducting world-class research at a powerhouse like UT Southwestern in Dallas or serving rural and bicultural populations at UT Rio Grande Valley, there’s probably a Texas medical school for you. Which are the best medical schools in Texas?

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In 2023, Columbia became the first Ivy to announce permanent test-optional admissions. of the Class of 2026 ranked in the top 10% of their high school graduating class. Every year, around 60,000 students apply to Columbia University. Less than 2,300 get in. Columbia's admissions are extremely competitive. Compelling essays.

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DC College Counseling

JUNE 2, 2023

Dear Class of 2023, Congratulations! You’ve successfully made it through four years of high school amid tough classes, demanding schedules, and that pesky global pandemic. As you celebrate the end of one chapter and look to the next, we thought it would be helpful to offer you some advice on your first year of college.

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DC College Counseling

MAY 15, 2023

BIGGEST COLLEGE-RELATED NEWS OF THE WEEK VARSITY BLUES FRAUD CONVICTIONS OVERTURNED Two parents who were convicted in the Varsity Blues scandal had their convictions overturned this week by a federal appeals court. NEVER TOO LATE TO GRADUATE A 72-year-old man graduated from Georgia Gwinnett College last week.

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DC College Counseling

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

February is an important time to “get the ball rolling” on your college admissions process. To help you get organized, we’ve put together a list of four big college plans you should make this month. plan #1: sat or act registration It might feel like only yesterday that you took the PSAT, but now it’s time to sign up for the real deal.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 3, 2024

Part 3: Yale Law School admissions statistics With an incoming class size of around 200 students per year and a 4:1 student-to-faculty ratio, Yale Law School is on the smaller end of top-tier law schools in a way that can make it seem like an even more elite club. A number of our students get into Yale Law School each year.

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DC College Counseling

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

You know how it goes: Auntie Anne asks if Susie has heard from X college or Uncle Oscar asks Jimmy why he doesn’t add Oscar’s alma mater to his list “just to see what happens.” I’m excited to hear back from schools, too, but right now I am focusing on my classes and finishing my regular decision applications.”

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Admissions Mom

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Hello Admissions Family, It may not feel like fall here in Texas, but to me, Labor Day is the real beginning of the season. I hope you are all staying healthy and as relaxed as possible in our special 2023 version of senior year craziness. You can “google common data set and college name.” TEST OPTIONAL OR NOT?:

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Williams is a small private liberal arts college in Massachusetts with a reputation for bringing together students who are both brilliant and who want to impact the world in a positive way. The number of students offered a spot on the waiting list in 2023 was smaller, only 1,970, but few — if any — were admitted. of all applicants).

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DC College Counseling

JANUARY 5, 2023

We’ve already had time to think about some of our 2023 resolutions, which we shared on the blog last week , and now we’re encouraging high schoolers to do the same. So today we’re offering 20 resolution ideas to help make 2023 your best year yet (and a great stepping stone to college). Dream big in 2023! You never know.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

With a total undergraduate enrollment of 35,665 in the fall of 2023, UW Madison consistently produces among the most medical school applicants of any school in the country. During the 2023-2024 cycle, UW Madison produced 477 applicants , which was 14th most in the nation. It also ranks in the top 100 for “best value schools.”

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BestColleges

MARCH 25, 2024

The Biden administration has targeted for-profit colleges and universities with ad hoc forgiveness for former students at these institutions. Supreme Court ruled on June 30, 2023 , that Biden's debt forgiveness plan was unconstitutional. Supreme Court decision. million borrowers totaling almost $143.6

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Great College Advice

JANUARY 16, 2024

While April 1 st has come and gone and the majority of high school seniors know where they will attend college next year, some students are still in a holding pattern. They are stuck in the purgatory of college admissions. Reality is that there is no way to predict if you will be taken off the wait list of a college.

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Caltech Admissions

JANUARY 24, 2024

The beginning A clip of one of our performances at Caltech in November 2023 (with subtitles) Another Revolution — Scene 2 — Caltech, November 9th, 2023 Written by Jacqueline Bircher Directed by Brian Brophy Starring Skyler Ware as Kat and Michael Gutierrez (me!) as Henry It started, as do all Caltech adventures, at the Red Door Café.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JULY 24, 2023

Learn Sidney Kimmel Medical College’s requirements, acceptance rate, average GPA, and admissions strategies plus secondary essay examples Everything you need to know to get into Sidney Kimmel Medical College Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Sidney Kimmel Medical College MD programs Part 3: How hard is it to get into Sidney Kimmel Medical College?

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Admissions Mom

DECEMBER 15, 2023

You are going to be sad for a day or two or even three, and then you’re gonna get your sh!t I believe the non-stop college talk in schools and homes is downright dangerous for some kids — and the constant college admissions chatter causes unnecessary stress in many others. ? First, know this: It’s their loss. It all hurts.

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The Thoughtful College Search

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

( Originally published in Inside Higher Ed on November 6, 2023) I have always urged high school seniors and their parents to live in the moment, to enjoy the senior year and even the college admissions process. Rather than worry about grades, enjoy your classes and classmates. That’s easier said than done.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JUNE 22, 2023

Learn the different types of MMI interview questions and how to answer them. Plus, 150 MMI interview questions and the complete list of medical schools that use MMI. Part 1: Introduction to MMI interviews Part 2: What is the MMI? But come fall or winter of your application year, it’s time to re-energize for interview season. Part 2: What is the MMI?

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

MAY 8, 2023

Get our free 102-page guide to help you with every step: Get Into Medical School: 6 Practical Lessons to Stand Out and Earn Your White Coat First Name Last Name Email Address Sign Up 100% privacy. Highly selective with a dynamic curriculum, Tufts produces graduates that go on to some of the highest levels of medical practice.

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BestColleges

AUGUST 15, 2023

Federal precedent remained unchanged for the next two decades, impacting students at private colleges and universities. Data Summary Check In July 2021, there were roughly 124,500 student workers represented in higher education unions. [1] 1] Check Across the nation, graduate student union dues typically range from 1.5-2.5% of gross pay.

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Admissions Mom

JUNE 22, 2023

Junior year is where your college admissions journey starts for real. Be sure to take some time completely off from school and college admissions stuff. College is not a costume party; you’re not supposed to come dressed as someone else. Happy Summer, Rising Juniors and Seniors (and Sophomores hold on to this)!

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JUNE 29, 2023

In the 2023 U.S. Unfortunately, California med school admissions are also incredibly difficult due to schools’ competitive stats, the large state population, and the massive number of applications each program receives. This might leave you wondering how anyone manages to get into one of California’s 16 medical schools.

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Admissions Mom

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Congratulate yourself for all the hard work you’ve done even to be able to apply to college – all the classes you’ve taken, homework you’ve done, tests you’ve prepped for, and activities you’ve balanced! Check the pdf that was sent to the colleges. You successfully completed and submitted your first round of early applications!

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