Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 22, 2025

As families craft college lists and weigh big decisions about where their students will thrive, a new and urgent factor has entered the conversation: questions around federal funding in higher education. With elite universities like Harvard, Columbia, Penn, and Princeton facing billions in suspended grants, its clear that the ideological tug-of-war playing out in Washington is shaking the financial landscape of American higher education.

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Niche

APRIL 22, 2025

If you havent already heard, Google will stop displaying reviews and ratings for schools on Google Business Profiles starting April 30, 2025. This change, confirmed by Google, aims to prevent prank reviews and unhelpful commentary from negatively impacting schools. While this may bring relief to some schools, it poses a new challenge for schools that use positive reviews as part of their marketing strategy.

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AdmissionSight

APRIL 22, 2025

Are you aiming to take up English or Creative Writing in college? Or are you simply passionate about writing? No matter your reason for wanting to improve your skills, the Juniper Institute for Young Writers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great program for that. In this article, well discuss Junipers two summer writing programs and how they can help you grow as a writer.

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Niche

APRIL 22, 2025

International student recruitment isn’t what it used to be. It’s more competitive. More complex. With ongoing immigration uncertainty under the current U.S. administration, building a reliable admissions funnel seems to require a Ph.D. in geopolitical strategy. Yes, the pandemic-era slump is behind us, but new concerns around visas, travel, and safety have re-entered the conversation.

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HelloCollege

APRIL 22, 2025

Every year, high school students prepare for a rite of passage: their college entrance exams. A lot has changed with the ACT and SAT over the last 20 years. The SAT changed the format of the test in 2005, and again in 2016, and again in 2024. The ACT introduced an optional Writing section in 2005 and had minimal changes up until this year. As COVID wreaked havoc on the world in 2021, the College Board moved its annual AP testing to the computer, and we quickly learned what it was to take tests o

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AdmissionSight

APRIL 22, 2025

Millions of high schoolers take the SAT to boost their chances of landing in their dream school. Alongside the ACT , this test aims to give colleges a peek at how well you might handle their courses. Now, if youve received a 780 SAT score, you’re probably wondering, “Is that good enough?” Your SAT score matters because it plays a huge role in your college application.

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 22, 2025

The University of Chicago, located in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, is one of the most intellectually rigorous and academically respected universities in the country. Its one of the most popular colleges amongst our clients, and if youre a UChicago kid, you know its the only place for you. Known for its Core Curriculum, culture of inquiry, and a student body that loves to debate just about anything, UChicago isnt for the faint of heart.

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road2college

APRIL 22, 2025

Dear Roadie, With all the turmoil in the financial markets, our 529 savings have taken a big hit recently. While. The post Dear Roadie: My 529 Plan Is Down Should I Play It Safer? appeared first on Road2College.

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College Transitions

APRIL 22, 2025

If youre looking to make a professional leap in your career that is both challenging and rewarding, becoming a paralegal might be for you.

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The Thoughtful College Search

APRIL 22, 2025

Is college admission about to become ensnared in the Trump administrations trade war with Canada? Will students flee to Canada to escape the culture war against normalcy and competence just as students in the 1960s went to Canada to dodge the draft and escape the Vietnam War? Those questions are raised by two recent announcements by Canadian universities.

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