Ivy Central

MAY 2, 2023

All institutions have their own student body, faculty, governance, curricular emphasis, culture, and mission. All colleges have a combined enrollment of 9,000 students and a staff of 3,600, occupying over 540 acres of land. Four-Year Completion Rate The graduation rate is among the most important factors when selecting a college.

Minor 130

Minor Early Decision Transcripts Semester 130

Spark Admissions

JUNE 20, 2023

“National,” “Merit,” and “Scholarship” all sound very good when considered in the midst of college admission. Even better when you realize that just by taking the PSAT in the fall of your junior year, you’ve already entered yourself for this award! After all, according to the College Board, last year more than 4.5

Scholarships 130

Scholarships PSAT Programs High School 130

CTK College Coach

MAY 2, 2024

Sophomores, you have completed the first half of high school and are headed for big things in the coming months and years, including preparing for college applications. This is your moment to plan the next two years. How to time WHEN to take the SAT/ACT?

PSAT 52

PSAT Letters of Recommendation SAT ACT 52

CTK College Coach

MAY 2, 2024

Sophomores, you have completed the first half of high school and are headed for big things in the coming months and years, including preparing for college applications. This is your moment to plan the next two years. How to time WHEN to take the SAT/ACT?

PSAT 52

PSAT Letters of Recommendation SAT ACT 52

Spark Admissions

JUNE 22, 2023

Debates around standardized testing have been around for as long as standardized test scores have been part of education in the United States. Some argue that students undergo too much testing: by their high schools, by the state, for college admissions, etc. Yet, these tests have changed.

Standardized Testing 130

Standardized Testing ACT SAT Testing 130

Ivy Central

APRIL 26, 2023

In this blog, we will delve into the key facts and figures about the university to help you decide if The University of Chicago is the university for you. Getting off to a shaky start the original university burnt down, the universities depiction on its coat of arms of a phoenix rising from the ashes is a reference to that event.

Early Decision 130

Early Decision University University Ivy League 130

Great College Advice

APRIL 15, 2024

As a spring semester senior, you’re probably wondering how to choose a college after being accepted. It’s a big decision, possibly the biggest single decision you’ve had to make up to this point in your life, and you want to be sure to get it right. So how do you choose a college after being accepted?

Acceptance 52

Acceptance Loans Financial Aid Out-of-State 52

BestColleges

APRIL 23, 2024

A high yield rate helps colleges minimize the volatility of the admissions cycle. Around this time of year, high school seniors conduct post-mortems on their college applications, trying to make sense of the increasingly unpredictable and seemingly capricious nature of undergraduate admissions. Why Is Yield Important?

Waitlist 64

Waitlist Financial Aid Ivy League Transfer 64

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

MARCH 5, 2024

essay Part 5: The medical school gap year essay Part 6: The medical school leadership essay Part 7: The medical school “Anything else you’d like us to know?” You’ve written a compelling medical school personal statement , a detailed AMCAS Work and Activities section , and more.

Minor 98

Minor Out-of-State Applications Admissions 98

CTK College Coach

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The vast majority of colleges and universities in the US do not interview students; however, for those that do, the purpose, focus, and timing can vary greatly, depending on the school. You are responsible for scheduling this yourself– a school will not reach out to schedule this for you.

Admissions 98

Admissions Ivy League Applications Scholarships 98

Next Admit College Admissions Blog

MAY 4, 2024

Northwestern University, renowned for its academic excellence and vibrant campus community, sets high expectations for its students. This means that first-year or transfer candidates applying for fall 2025 entry are not required to submit ACT or SAT scores. What is the average SAT score at Northwestern? Should I go test-optional?

SAT 52

SAT Standardized Testing ACT Placement 52

DC College Counseling

APRIL 22, 2024

BIGGEST COLLEGE-RELATED NEWS OF THE WEEK OVER 100 ARRESTED, CLASSES HELD REMOTELY AFTER PRO-PALESTINE PROTESTS AT COLUMBIA At least 108 protesters were arrested on Thursday after Columbia University called the police to clear an encampment of pro-Palestinian demonstrators on its South Lawn.

Policies 59

Policies Out-of-State ACT SAT 59

BestColleges

APRIL 11, 2024

Politicians on both sides of the aisle have been unhappy with the state of college accreditation for some time now, and calls for change are only getting louder as the 2024 general election approaches. Why Accreditation Matters: Attending an accredited college or university gives your degree value after graduation.

Policies 99

Policies Higher Education Out-of-State ACT 99

Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

JANUARY 4, 2024

Sitting (squirming/ praying) in the car with a new driver has brought back some incredibly vivid 30-year-old memories from my driver’s education experience. So, as sophomores we’d load the bus and head off to a joint facility shared by multiple high schools. The kid driving was from my school. But not John.

Admissions 100

Admissions Policies High School Applications 100

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

There’s a seemingly never-ending list of dental school requirements to meet, including taking certain prerequisites, achieving a high GPA and strong DAT score, dental volunteering, community service, and so on. But it’s not just about checking a bunch of boxes informed by reading generic guides on how to get into dental school.

Letters of Recommendation 98

Letters of Recommendation Extracurricular Out-of-State Applications 98

Ivy Central

JULY 21, 2022

The students with the best outcomes are those that have been working towards their applications throughout high school, so in this article, I’m going to look at what students from different grades should be doing to make the most of the time available over the summer. Take stock of how you are getting on with your subjects.

Internship 130

Internship SAT ACT Acceptance 130

SSA Online College Prep

APRIL 15, 2024

Prove to the admissions committee that you can tackle challenges. Show off your leadership skills and what makes you unique! Have an interest outside of school? Is a Jesuit education important to you? Georgetown students' average high school GPA is about 4.01 Go big or go home!

Transcripts 52

Transcripts Mentorship Mentorships SAT 52

College Essay Guy

APRIL 23, 2024

Which, considering how nebulous the process can seem, is itself understandable—colleges certainly haven’t made this a straightforward process. But I want to help you understand, based on many years of experience on both sides of the admissions process, how the applicant evaluation process really works.

Admissions 98

Admissions Internship Letters of Recommendation Extracurricular 98

Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

MAY 1, 2024

Most of these parents had, after all, put some amount of money into their student’s education. In admission and in enrollment management, we talk a lot about this concept of return on investment (ROI), or what you can expect to receive in exchange for spending money on a college education. What if they got nothing in return?

Tuition 60

Tuition Loans Scholarships Placement 60

College Essay Guy

MARCH 28, 2024

Want to minimize student loan debt while attending college or graduate school? How do you apply for the program? How much money can you make? What types of jobs can you get? How much can you earn from work-study? You do not need to pay back money earned from work-study. A work-study job can help.

Financial Aid 52

Financial Aid Programs Loans Out-of-State 52

The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

It’s a school that seeks to bridge differences through a common goal of academic excellence, and the campus brings together great minds from around the country — and around the world. That year, 221 students made it off of the waitlist. Vanderbilt University is a top 20 private research university in Nashville, Tennessee.

Waitlist 52

Waitlist Letters of Recommendation University University 52

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 22, 2024

However, very few of these articles address one of the hardest parts of the med school application process: waiting. As a medical school applicant, you’ve been a go-getter for the past few years, if not your whole life. As a medical school applicant, you’ve been a go-getter for the past few years, if not your whole life.

Waitlist 98

Waitlist GPA Policies Out-of-State 98

CTK College Coach

MARCH 22, 2024

More and more colleges are sending students to satellite campuses, summer start, spring start, and international programs, staggering start times across dates and locations to enroll as many students as possible while still having enough room in class rooms and in student housing. Is starting college early the right choice for you?

Programs 52

Programs Semester Transfer Orientation 52

Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 25, 2023

Now that the stress of waiting for college admissions results has passed, you now move onto the finale, making your decision (and submitting your deposit)! We have been celebrating our students’ many acceptances this spring, so now comes the fun part: ensuring “fit” and guiding our students as they make their selection. You did it!

Orientation 87

Orientation Study Abroad Acceptance Enrollment 87

DC College Counseling

MARCH 5, 2024

It’s Super Tuesday - hope our public school families are enjoying their day off! The Common Application ® finally released their 2024-2025 essay prompts shortly after I hit publish on our last weekly update post - and despite the very long wait, they actually didn’t change at all from the previous year.

Waitlist 59

Waitlist Out-of-State Early Decision Standardized Testing 59

The Koppelman Group

APRIL 20, 2024

From cancer research to developing new medical treatments, biology is an extremely broad subject to consider majoring in as a prospective college student. Because it’s such an open-ended topic, it attracts a lot of attention from high school students who are trying to decide what they want to study in college. That’s the niche.

Extracurricular 52

Extracurricular Internship Early Decision GPA 52

Spark Admissions

JUNE 22, 2023

But when you dug deeper, you found a lot more than “early decision” – you found Early Action, Early Decision I, Early Decision II, and something called Single Choice Early Action, whatever that is. Using it to your advantage could substantially increase the likelihood of admission to your top choice school.

Early Decision 130

Early Decision Financial Aid Ivy League Early Admission 130

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

APRIL 25, 2024

Learn proven strategies to get into the best Canadian medical schools Learn how to get into canadian medical schools Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Canadian medical school and residency admission rates Part 3: What are Canadian medical schools looking for?

GPA 98

GPA Tuition International Students Acceptance 98

The Koppelman Group

MARCH 6, 2024

Middlebury is an incredibly unique Northeastern liberal arts school. While admittedly an obnoxious way to frame things — and we’re just repeating general sentiment here, not endorsing it — Middlebury is often considered one of those coveted “almost an Ivy” tier colleges. But we don’t need to sell you on Middlebury.

Waitlist 52

Waitlist Acceptance Out-of-State Extracurricular 52

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 2, 2024

Those two quantitative aspects of your profile matter an enormous amount not only in whether or not you’re a competitive candidate for law school at all, but also in whether or not you stand a chance at the top law schools: Yale, Harvard, Stanford, UChicago, NYU, and others. Want to learn how? Your guide is on its way.

Out-of-State 98

Out-of-State Policies GPA Acceptance 98

Great College Advice

AUGUST 2, 2023

I’ve worked with a number of students who had bad grades in high school but went on to do well in college. There are other questions that we must consider to determine the best course of action for a student with low grades. Illness also can have a negative impact on one’s academic performance.

Community College 98

Community College Community College Transfer Internship 98

The Koppelman Group

MARCH 8, 2024

Located outside Chicago in Evanston, Illinois, Northwestern is beloved for its ability to find unique balance in everything: it has an urban setting with a college-town feel, it boasts top-tier academics with state-level school spirit, and it combines a brainy student population with exceptional arts programs.

Waitlist 52

Waitlist Acceptance Extracurricular Enrollment 52

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 ). And be sure to remember that you are more than just your grades, something colleges really appreciate in their potential students!

Ivy League 52

Ivy League Transcripts GPA Semester 52

BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

After Florida passed the “Don't Say Gay” law in 2022, anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments on social media increased by 406%, according to University of California, Los Angeles' Williams Institute. Intelligent , an education research group, found that 1 in 8 Florida high school students won't attend a state university because of Gov.

Minor 111

Minor Out-of-State Policies Placement 111

Great College Advice

AUGUST 30, 2023

But reading sources and statistics can only get you so far. If you have the opportunity to connect with a college admissions counselor, whether that is face-to-face on a campus visit or college fair or over email, it is crucial to know what questions to ask a college admissions counselor , and, just as important, what questions not to ask.

Admissions 98

Admissions Financial Aid Out-of-State Placement 98

The Koppelman Group

MARCH 24, 2024

colleges simple, and in this post, we’ll break down everything you need to know if you’re an international student considering Tufts University. colleges simple, and in this post, we’ll break down everything you need to know if you’re an international student considering Tufts University. Not all U.S.

International Students 52

International Students Orientation Out-of-State Extracurricular 52

The Koppelman Group

MARCH 12, 2024

Despite being a few hours from the closest major airport, Bates has become a popular option for international applicants for reasons we’re going to explore in this post, along with some tips, tricks, and must-know details that will help you as you apply. If you go to school outside the U.S. of applicants. but are a U.S.

International Students 52

International Students Financial Aid Extracurricular SAT 52