Admissions Village

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Many colleges have still not decided if they will become permanently test-optional for admissions. Instead, they are tracking how their test-optional students do once they are on campus, and they will use that data to make a final decision eventually. They do provide room for a student to provide an explanation of their scores.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 12, 2024

Around 6,700 undergraduate students attend classes at Harvard’s urban location in Cambridge, MA, where 97% of students will live on-campus for all four years. HARVARD ACCEPTANCE RATE: HIGHEST IN FOUR YEARS AS APPLICATION NUMBERS FALL Harvard accepted 3.59% of Regular Decision applicants to its Class of 2028, or 1,245 students.

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Princeton College Consulting

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Honors or Advanced Placement Level One of the more frequent questions we get from parents and students is: Is it better to stay at the College Placement (CP) or Honors level in my high school courses and get an A or step up to the Honors or Advanced Placement (AP) level and get a B? The devil is in the details!

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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. How do freshman grades affect college admissions chances? So, does freshman year matter?

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Excelsior Admissions Consulting

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Grade Point Average (GPA): High schools typically report students’ GPAs as either unweighted or weighted. An unweighted GPA is the average of a student’s grades in each of their courses. Weighted GPAs give weight in the calculation to AP, honors, or IB courses. Students can have a weighted GPA above 4.0.

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 17, 2024

But, as soon as you walk into your first class of freshman year, your path to getting into college starts. We’ve talked about what you shouldn’t do in your freshman year, but now we want to talk about things that you can and should do to really make yourself stand out. Student 1 is the captain of the debate team and took AP Government.

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HelloCollege

AUGUST 7, 2023

AP courses, also known as Advanced Placement courses, have a range of benefits. These college-level classes prepare students for the rigors of higher education, as well as a chance to earn college credits. However, one of the biggest advantages of AP Courses courses is their potential to boost your GPA.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 19, 2024

As you gear up for May AP exams , now is the time to take ownership of your AP prep. Your AP scores are not just a way to place into advanced coursework or test out of requirements in college, they are also a pivotal asset in college admissions. You’re not alone. is crucial to score points on both sections!

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 7, 2023

Since the College Board discontinued SAT Subject Tests in 2021, AP exams have become even more important data points in the selective college admissions process. Remember that just because a high school doesn’t offer a certain AP, it doesn’t mean you can’t prepare to take the AP exams yourself. Stressed about APs?

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

How hard is it to get into UCLA? Widely considered a top public university , UCLA is the ideal place for your student if they dream of becoming an innovative leader and making their mark on the world. UCLA’s tri-fold mission of education, research, and service is deeply integrated into its world-class curriculum and campus community.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 7, 2023

For the Class of 2027, the Emory acceptance rate was a mere 10% (compared to 11% for the Class of 2026 and 13% for the Class of 2025). There are more women, students of color, and more students from developing economies around the world applying here. Like most selective U.S. Like most selective U.S.

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College Essay Guy

JANUARY 13, 2023

You want to know the easiest AP classes because you want an A+ on your transcript and a 5 on the AP exam. So, what are the easiest AP classes? But you can look at data on AP exam pass rates, student reviews, and a few subjective factors to determine which might be the easiest AP classes for you.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 20, 2023

The Academic Index was designed specifically to regulate athletic recruitment (in the Ivy League colleges, 15-20% of the first-year class is made up of recruited athletes for their sports teams). Academic Tutoring Our tutors offer customized tutoring designed to fit the needs of each student. Use your summers wisely and push ahead.

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 27, 2024

USC is one of the most popular schools for students looking for an Urban mid-sized campus experience. This is mirrored in their Common Data set, but they take it a step further by breaking down the relative importance of these factors. You want to take as many of these credits as you can at a high level.

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 2, 2024

Princeton has so many great programs. There are steps you should be taking to set yourself apart as a top candidate. You should try to shine in every factor they consider, but pay close attention to those labeled “very important.” The first step is to make sure you are taking the right classes.

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DC College Counseling

APRIL 13, 2023

Every year, we get lots of questions from families about AP course selections. What are the benefits of an AP class? There are many advantages to taking an Advanced Placement course. AP coursework can also reinforce your interest in and readiness for a particular major. And that’s not all.

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 12, 2024

But how can you ensure that? Let's break down what it takes to be a top Vanderbilt applicant. Rigor, Class Rank, and GPA The first thing Vanderbilt looks at is your academic transcript, and they assess it in a couple of ways. But just taking the classes isn't enough. Over 40% of students had a 4.0

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 3, 2024

Classics is a rich, interdisciplinary field that allows students to investigate the intersection of history, religion, art, philosophy, and theater, in addition to Latin and/or Greek. Students may choose to specialize in either Ancient Rome or Ancient Greece through coursework in one of the primary languages, in addition to a core curriculum.

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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. Sound good?

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 22, 2024

Weirdly, they don’t publish their acceptance rate as part of their class profile (ok, gatekeep, gaslight, girlboss). But how can you be sure that you are a competitive candidate? You should try to shine in these categories especially. Penn also looks at class rank. Only around 24% of students came from schools that rank.

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College Essay Guy

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

students and families (understandably) often ask us what colleges are looking for in students they admit and how to maximize their chances of standing out in selective college admissions. And we’ll help you understand how and where they do. TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to skip ahead) What do colleges look for in a student?

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College Essay Guy

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

But if you want your transcript to stand out to college admissions officers, AP classes are definitely a good idea. Of course, that's only true if you take AP classes that you can get good grades in. But what are AP classes? Are they the same as college classes? What are AP classes?

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College Essay Guy

JUNE 15, 2023

How can students find out what a “good score” is? How much do standardized tests matter for colleges? If I (as a student) test, what's the right test for me, ACT vs SAT? Let’s talk timelines: How much preparation should I plan on? How should I prep for the SAT or ACT? How about APs?

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Solomon Admissions

JUNE 29, 2023

In addition to the usual application materials, like transcripts, letters of recommendation, and essays, students are often asked to submit standardized test scores from either the SAT or ACT exam when applying to college. Top schools do not recommend one test over the other; students are allowed to submit whichever one they prefer.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

More and more students are dreaming of becoming engineers. If you hope to be an electrical engineer, going to a great undergrad engineering program should be your first step. With more students becoming interested in engineering these programs are also getting more selective. But how do you do that?

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SSA Online College Prep

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Take time to study for and take the SAT or ACT ! Take AP courses and follow up with the exams! What to Do in Junior Year to Boost Your College Chances For most high school students, the ultimate trajectory to college is looming. Make a college list and tour schools that you want to go to! Not a Junior?

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College Essay Guy

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Applying to college can be nerve wracking, especially for students who want to study business and are unsure about the subfields and specializations within it. If so, you should incorporate certain themes into your extracurricular activities and projects, as this shows colleges that you're serious about the business degree.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

MARCH 9, 2024

Go to the third light, take a left, and follow signs for 64W.” Got it. Grabbing my bag from the trunk I began wondering how someone who had never lived in an Alexa-less, GPS-less, wireless world would have dealt with navigating the journey I’d just made. My head: Noon So many questions and thoughts. Who is responsible?

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 23, 2024

The school has many unique offerings, such as a calendar with four 10-week sessions each year, creating flexibility for students to take on work, internships, vacations, and study abroad opportunities on their own schedule. You should 100% hit all these recommended categories. They want top students.

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DC College Counseling

JUNE 8, 2023

There’s good news in store for math lovers and even reluctant math learners: this coming fall, AP Precalculus will make its debut! Today, we’re going to tell you all about this new class and explain why it could be a great addition to your schedule next year. Why was AP Precalculus Created? That’s where AP Precalculus comes in!

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Solomon Admissions

DECEMBER 8, 2023

According to Forbes , many of these schools did so to help combat the effects of COVID, but as COVID cases have been on a drastic decline schools are standing by this policy for a multitude of reasons. These universities recognize that standardized tests alone do not fully represent a student’s abilities, talents, and/or potential.

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Admissions Mom

MARCH 3, 2023

There’s all this pressure to take the most honors, APs, or IB courses possible — like there’s some magical combination of classes that will unlock your acceptance to the most fabulous college in the world — as if there were just one fabulous college ;-). GPA and class rank can totally stress you out. Breathe out.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JUNE 3, 2023

The UC application essays invite students to authentically express themselves and showcase their writing abilities in four “personal insight” prompts. The Activities & Awards section, the other key component of the application, asks students to provide a comprehensive, detailed list of the experiences they’ve had outside the classroom.

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 2, 2023

Taking the right classes will help your application compete. So what classes should you be taking in high school if you are engineering school bound? AP Calculus Showing a commitment to STEM in high school usually means taking the highest math class available. Let’s break it down.

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College Essay Guy

JANUARY 24, 2023

So, when you ask, “What are the hardest AP classes?” So, here’s a better question: “How do I choose or avoid (depending on my goals) the AP classes that will be the most difficult for me?” Hardest AP exams by pass rate Heads up: AP exam pass rates aren’t a conclusive way to determine the difficulty of an AP class.

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SSA Online College Prep

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Taking the PSAT is a great way to get used to standardized testing before the SAT! Plan classes for next semester or year that will demonstrate to colleges that you work hard and challenge yourself. Look for a summer job or class ! Take the PSAT Standardized tests are a large component of college applications and admissions.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

How hard is it to get into Caltech? 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. Caltech graduates go on to be among the most impressive and ambitious scientists alive today.

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