Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

MARCH 9, 2024

Immediately, recognizing my disinterested and half-hearted effort, she looked at me in disgust (yes, cats can absolutely do that), and walked away slowly, as if to say, “Loser.” After a few head-clearing miles, I jumped in the shower, grabbed a banana and a cup of coffee, and headed to the airport. I mean…you never know.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

How hard is it to get into Brown? You know that your college applicant is much more than a high GPA and solid standardized test scores—they’re an exceptionally intelligent, self-driven, independent thinker who would thrive in a rigorous but free-spirited academic atmosphere on a classic New England college campus. And after Brown?

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College Essay Guy

MAY 23, 2023

What colleges look at in the application process, and how they assess different elements, tends to feel pretty nebulous to most students. In particular, how grades from different years of high school are evaluated can seem murky. TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to skip ahead) Do colleges look at freshman year of high school?

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Ivy College Essay

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The Parent’s Guide to Getting Your Student In to the Ivy League. Make sure your student takes as many AP courses as possible: . But they want to see that they are ALREADY fully immersed in college-level classes before they even get to college. No AP or IB classes, and they aren’t even a contender. .

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 21, 2024

So, you want to get into Harvard? In case you live under a rock, Harvard is an Ivy League university in Boston… sorry we mean Cambridge, Massachusetts. They have fabulous academics, high-class research, and a tradition of excellence. They have fabulous academics, high-class research, and a tradition of excellence.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

How hard is it to get into Rice University? You’re considering Ivy League and Ivy+ universities, but also expanding your search to other selective schools. Sometimes referred to as the “Harvard of Texas,” Rice has become more challenging to get into than some Ivy League institutions.

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 12, 2024

This private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, has around 7k undergrads and is internationally renowned. We talk to students every year who have wanted to go to Brown since elementary school. This means you have to be the best candidate you can be if you are serious about Brown.

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CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

A March 2024 Update As we head deep into the middle of the school year, many juniors are taking the ACT or SAT– or wondering whether they should in this largely test-optional world. The big news last month was that Dartmouth announced it would require test scores for the Class of 2025 – that’s this year’s current juniors.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

How hard is it to get into Duke? But don’t forget to look south to one of the best Ivy+ schools: Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, a university that regularly outranks some of its Ivy League counterparts. It’s this network of alumni that will welcome your child post-graduation. Forbes: 17 Niche: 13 U.S.

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Dr. Paul Lowe – Admissions Expert

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Paul Lowe and his team of advisors discern that many students and parents are clueless about what to do, when to do it, where to do it, who to contact, and why do it. They fail to discover what they are doing that’s wrong, or they discover what they’ve been doing is wrong when it’s too late!

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Admissions.Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

You are all alone in your bedroom at 11:47 p.m. By day you are an overloaded high school senior year who feels dominated by IB or AP course assignments, juggling the responsibilities that come with leading four time-sucking extracurricular activities, and cramming to get an A in every class for your first quarter report card.

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Ivy College Essay

AUGUST 16, 2022

How to Get Into Harvard. How to get into Harvard — smart people want to know! It gives you opportunity in life. It gives you a community of equally smart and interesting peers whom you will be able to fall back on, as part of a very tight community, for the rest of your life. High SAT / ACT scores.

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 18, 2024

It’s an Ivy League School. acceptance rate, making it one of the nation's most difficult schools to get into. You might be asking, “Can I even get into Columbia?” Columbia assesses candidates based on many different factors; however, they don’t weigh all of them equally. It is a leader in research.

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CTK College Coach

JULY 11, 2023

You are probably still reeling from the moment you learned that in 2023 schools like Holy Cross (21% acceptance rate), Boston College (15% acceptance rate), and Emory (10% acceptance rate) are far more selective than either UCLA ( 43% in 1995 ) or Johns Hopkins (41% in 1996) was a generation ago. Let’s shake off the illusion.

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College Essay Guy

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Taking IB vs AP classes? All important questions in the life of a high school student, but here we’re only going to help you tackle that last one. Whatever you decide between IB classes and AP classes , you’ll benefit from the ways these courses challenge you to think about the world.

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CTK College Coach

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Juniors: What to Do and When As I launch our high school seniors out the door with their early college applications this month, I have one eye on the kids queuing up to begin the college application process: your juniors. This is what a reviewer is asking herself as she reads your transcript: Which courses did you take?

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CTK College Coach

MAY 24, 2023

If you are going to be a junior next school year (Class of 2025), you are in the trial year for the new digital SAT because the College Board announced last year that it would be moving the SAT to a digital, adaptive format for spring 2024. How to time WHEN to take the SAT/ACT? — Hey there, high schoolers!

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 17, 2023

Mainly because most alumni parents don’t really understand legacy admissions at top schools like Penn. So if you are a legacy parent (or a student thinking of applying to your dear old parent’s alma mater), let’s break down legacy admissions at Penn. However, across the Ivy League, the highest legacy rate we have ever seen is 30%.

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StandOut College Prep

APRIL 18, 2023

With more test-optional schools, colleges use your GPA to predict your chances for academic success. A 2020 research study conducted by Allensworth and Clark supports that your high school GPA shows colleges your ability to succeed in better than standardized test scores. So how do you know which GPA to report to colleges?

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 20, 2023

With record-high application volume and record-low admit rates, the Class of 2027 admissions statistics are similar to those for the Class of 2026. More applications to top schools (driven by test-optional policies) and a clear commitment to a diverse incoming class. The major trends? But not everyone is smashing records.

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College Essay Guy

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Although we’ll be abstaining from weighing in on some of the cross-town sports rivalry (though we will offer some detail on their sports programs), we’re here to help you understand the difference between which university is ‘better’ and how to decide where to apply and eventually commit to. So, what does this mean for you?

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Solomon Admissions

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

One of the most common questions higher education professionals receive is, “how can students make themselves stand out in a very competitive and saturated academic environment?” This article is here to share seven very important tips on how you can accomplish just that. Schools want to see the rigor and the A!

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In 1944, it formally joined the University of California (UC) college system and became the third-oldest college to do so, behind UC Berkley and UCLA. Additionally, the school comes in at #12 for Top Public Schools and #207 for Best Value Schools.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States, Princeton University is a private Ivy League university. Princeton is one of the toughest schools to gain admittance to in the United States, but this post will break down every element of the Princeton Application Checklist to explain how you can maximize your opportunities.

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Berkeley² Academy

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Given all of the academic twists and turns during the past year of the pandemic, you may have expected that college application totals would have decreased as a whole. However, while some colleges saw decreases in applications as compared to previous years, many saw the exact opposite: there were major increases.

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College Essay Guy

DECEMBER 30, 2022

So, you’ve decided you want to don the Harvard crimson, eh? You open your computer, beginning that ever-so-thrilling application process, to discover two different Harvard sites? Where do I start? As a matter of fact, there are 14 schools of Harvard! Yes, you read that right. Overwhelm sets in. Harvard College?

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

AUGUST 9, 2023

Founded in 1740 by Benjamin Franklin, the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) is a historic Ivy League research university located in lively West Philadelphia. Among its four undergraduate schools, UPenn boasts the first medical school and the first collegiate business school in North America.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

How hard is it to get into the Brown Program in Liberal Medical Education? PLME is an eight-year BS/MD program, meaning students simultaneously gain admission to both Brown’s undergraduate program and medical school. In the meantime, please let us know how we can help you crack the college admissions code.

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StandOut College Prep

JANUARY 15, 2023

Many of the best HBCUs were founded between 1837 and 1870. Following the success of the original HBCUs, the need and number of HBCU colleges continued to grow, with the majority being founded before and around the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The HBCU college for you will depend on what you’re looking for in your college experience.

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Spark Admissions

JUNE 20, 2023

But how do colleges compare students who come from such different high schools? You probably know your grade point average (GPA); it’s usually printed on your transcript. While there are many ways to calculate a GPA, there are two major camps that are crucial to understand in the college admissions process.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

How hard is it to get into the University of Pennsylvania? But before you start asking how to get into UPenn, take a moment to learn as much as possible about the spirit of the school that calls itself “the Ivy League without the ivory tower.” UPENN CAS 2025!!!!! Thanks again!!!!!!"

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

How hard it is to get into Stanford? If you’re the parent of a high-achieving teen, you’re likely visiting Ivy League universities. Have you also planned a trip to perhaps the most famous of the “Ivy Plus” schools, Stanford University , in the Bay Area of California?

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Spark Admissions

JUNE 20, 2023

Maybe you stopped in New Haven with your parents to escape the traffic on I-95 in Connecticut, and from the moment you saw that Gothic architecture, you knew this was it. Later you read about Yale’s residential colleges (which made it seem just like Hogwarts!), What about your high school GPA? Apply early action?

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 12, 2024

As you weigh your options, particularly between public school or private school, the decision becomes even more complicated as you factor in its potential impact on college admissions. The Lawrenceville School (NJ) emphasizes experiential learning through travel and outdoor programs.

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Ivy College Essay

AUGUST 3, 2023

If you’re wondering what GPA is needed to get into Harvard, you’re not alone. While it is hard to get admitted to this famous Ivy League school, it is possible with some hard and dedicated work. What GPA do I need to get into Harvard? and across the world.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 3, 2023

Which is better, Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB)? Do colleges find one more impressive over the other? In my opinion, both the AP and IB programs are equally valuable. Think of AP and IB this way. AP is a smorgasbord: pick the courses you want, leave behind those that tempt you less.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

How hard is it to get into Harvard? Stanford, Duke), you’re probably encouraging them to consider applying to perhaps the most famous, prestigious, historical, and globally admired of the Ivies: Harvard. From years of advising students, we’ve assembled some crucial information for you and your child about how to get into Harvard.

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