Ivy Central

MARCH 22, 2023

With a history that goes back to before the United States existed, it was founded in 1754 as Kings College, and being the only Ivy League college that is located in the centre of a major city Columbia University is one of America’s great universities. Columbia students are not much bothered about sports or cheering on their team.

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Ivy Central

MAY 8, 2023

College visits can be an important part of the college selection process as they give you the opportunity to see the campus, meet with current students and faculty, and get a feel for the overall atmosphere of the college. Remember these college visits would help you find your home for the next four years.

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ACM College Consulting

APRIL 23, 2024

For rising seniors, summer represents a time of exploration, relaxation, and, importantly, college planning. With application deadlines on the horizon, the summer months are an opportunity for seniors to map out their college application plan and gather and complete most of the application materials.

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Top Tier Admissions

MAY 15, 2024

Today’s law school applicants are different. Today’s law school applicants are increasingly socially conscious, more mindful of others, stronger contributors in their local communities and on the whole, less driven by power and prestige. In 2010 , a study of U.S. START NOW HOW TO GET INTO LAW SCHOOL Focus on your grades.

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Admissions Village

MARCH 24, 2024

At this time of year, social media overflows with posts of X kid with XY stats who did not get into Z college. Ivy Day is filled with disappointment because, hello, the HUGE majority of kids do not get accepted to these colleges. Kids are asking, “What more could I have done?”. Colleges are businesses and operate like such.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Re-upping this blog based on a few recent conversations with college and neighborhood friends who have kids in the admission process right now. What does that really mean?” (FYI He has one kid in college and two still in high school. August 1- Many colleges open their application. Po-tay-toe, Po-taa-toe!

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Over time I’ve gotten pretty good about tuning out the safety video that precedes take off. Is that what this blog is about? Do I understand even mentioning global warming may be a way to lose readership/followers/applicants? Final Checks Look over your entire application. I fly a lot.

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The Koppelman Group

MAY 15, 2024

Williams College is an Ivy-caliber small liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts. If you daydream about what it looks like to go to a small liberal arts college in the northeast of the United States, you’re probably thinking of a place like Williams. So, this is how to make your application stand out.

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The Koppelman Group

MAY 7, 2024

However, there is a shared application that is separate from the Common App. in 2023, but when California residents are excluded the acceptance rate was 6.9%, and when we only look at international applicants the acceptance rate was 5.3%. Instead, look for the UC school that is the best fit. Let’s break it down.

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College Essay Guy

APRIL 23, 2024

A lot of students and families fundamentally misunderstand college admissions. Which, considering how nebulous the process can seem, is itself understandable—colleges certainly haven’t made this a straightforward process. TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to skip ahead) College admissions as identification of future potential?

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UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

MARCH 15, 2024

Congratulations to all of the freshman who were admitted and we look forward to you becoming part of the Bulldog Nation. The next steps for a new student can be seen in the Next Steps portal on their status page or the flyer in your admission packet, so please go ahead and review what you need to do next.

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The Koppelman Group

MAY 13, 2024

Vanderbilt has gotten increasingly competitive in recent years, and it’s natural that eager prospective students are looking to have an edge on their competition in any way that they can. The good news, though, is that universities have finally started publicizing their policies, which means less doubt and anxiety for students.

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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. So we wrote this post to answer all your questions about things like, “Do colleges look at freshman year?” How do freshman grades affect college admissions chances?

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Great College Advice

JANUARY 8, 2024

Why and How to Talk to a College Prep Advisor Online It’s no secret that the college admissions process is long and mind-bogglingly complicated. In today’s digital world, one great option is working with a college prep advisor online. How does online college counseling work? Another option is to read college prep blogs.

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The Koppelman Group

MAY 14, 2024

While we often discuss future goals with students during their sophomore year, juniors still have some time to plan for college. Not to be, like, so dramatic, but junior year is your last chance to enhance your profile before starting the college application process. So, let's dive into what you can do. Into tinkering?

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The Enrollment Marketer

APRIL 17, 2024

As a typical first entry point for prospective students, college websites have always been a crucial instrument in any marketing strategy toolkit. The reality is college websites aren’t going the way of paper viewbooks anytime soon. I scoured the internet to find some of the best college websites, so you wouldn’t have to.

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 2, 2024

Located in Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton has been a college longer than America has been a country. It’s a good question to ask because Princeton is competitive. It’s a good question to ask because Princeton is competitive. What is Princeton looking for in a candidate? Princeton also looks at Class Rank.

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Colorado State University

DECEMBER 22, 2023

No matter which stage of the college search/application process you are in, there can be a lot of information to sift through. What about test scores and transcripts? The good news is this: If the question is there, we likely have the answer. More good news: We’ve got a helpful guide to narrow things down.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 2, 2024

Learn how California’s top colleges prepare their students for medical school The best premed schools in California offer students pre-health advising support and a wide variety of opportunities to gain research and clinical experience Part 1: Introduction Part 2: What are the best premed schools in California?

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The Koppelman Group

MAY 6, 2024

The career applications with a degree in math are endless. If you’re here, you are probably interested in studying math in college. But TKG, sophomore year seems pretty early to start thinking about college like this.” We are wise and we know what we’re talking about. Or maybe math is your best/favorite class.

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SSA Online College Prep

APRIL 4, 2024

Jump to information about What an Interview Is | Are they Mandatory? What to Expect | Takeaways Applying for colleges is a huge endeavor with a lot of different parts. What is a College Interview? An interview is a common part of the college admissions process. Should I do an Interview? | Are they Mandatory?

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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. What is USC looking for? The first is a blog called “what we look for,” and the second is an annual document called the Common Data Set. Don’t let the name fool you. Test Scores USC is currently test-optional.

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The Koppelman Group

MAY 9, 2024

Vassar College in the city of Poughkeepsie, New York is a small liberal arts college in the heart of the Hudson Valley with the resources of a small city and only two hours north of New York City by train. It’s a college that is the best of every world. Vassar receives 12,145 applications each year, and there is a 17.7%

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UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

I remember one winter in college when a friend visited from CT, and while everyone else was bundled up for the 50 degree weather, he was walking around in shorts and a t-shirt and loving the sunny life. What does it mean when a college says they expect their applicant pool to have a “very rigorous curriculum”?

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Ivy College Essay

MARCH 27, 2024

What To Do If You’re Waitlisted? What to do if you’re waitlisted? That eagerly anticipated day when all of the Ivy League colleges release their admissions decisions? What in the world to do now??? I know good strategy from bad strategy, and right now you need help. Were you just waitlisted on Ivy Day?

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The Koppelman Group

MAY 8, 2024

What a time to be alive. It may feel like these next four years will be a really long time for you to get things done, but college is closer than you think—especially if you want to get into a top-tier college. A good idea? It’s not too early to figure out what you like! We’ve been there, we understand.

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 28, 2024

For the last few decades, students looking to weasel their way to get accepted into top-tier colleges like Cornell University have stressed themselves silly about demonstrated interest. Basically, this used to be a pretty nebulous application component. What exactly was demonstrated interest and how much did it matter?

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 5, 2024

There are nine California universities that use the University of California application, which is their own application process distinct from the Common App. First, let’s look at some statistics. The nine UC schools receive over 206,000 applications for freshman admission each year. This was a 13.6% This was a 13.6%

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Educated Quest

MARCH 18, 2024

But if that’s true then the front lobby and waiting area for the college admissions office is the front door to most campus visit experiences. Visit your friends in their homes and you can tell how they treat their property by how it looks from their front door. The same goes true for colleges.

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CTK College Coach

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Do Colleges Offer Interviews, and Are They Important? There are a lot of misconceptions about college interviews. Some people come into the college application process thinking that every college interviews students– no. Some think that interviews are a crucial part of college admissions– sometimes yes, mostly no.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

My point is that when it comes to college admission, many of the words we used to use, and many of the metrics that seemed helpful or instructive, have shifted dramatically. Let’s look at a few examples and figure out what the changes mean for you. GPAs were more uniform and test scores were required of all applicants.

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SSA Online College Prep

MAY 3, 2024

What About Ivy+? While many college counselors agree that applying to five-six colleges is the sweet spot, the common application allows you to apply to up to twenty! So how do you know what’s right for you? Applying to colleges takes money, time, and energy. What about EDI vs. EDII vs. EA?

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 22, 2024

Learn about the ways in which medical schools consider the prestige of your undergraduate institution when making admissions decisions DOES COLLEGE PRESTIGE MATTER IN MEDICAL SCHOOL ADMISSIONS? Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Where students at top medical schools did their undergrad Part 3: What do medical schools look for?

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Over the years, I have tried to shine a light on what people often misunderstand in the college admission experience. Recently, I have also come to appreciate the massive disconnect between how students approach and complete the application and how it is actually read in admission offices. Students see the application as a form.

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 23, 2024

The school is a deeply academic and service-oriented community in a city built on the idea of having a good time. Tulane isn’t known as a deeply athletic school, and, while they have amazing facilities, they don’t have all the bells and whistles of bigger Division I colleges. If you’re an athlete eyeing a top college, send us an email.

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Top Tier Admissions

MAY 13, 2024

This year’s high school seniors navigated an admissions season bookended by the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn affirmative action and a fiasco with the federal financial aid form (FAFSA) that has left half a million students and their families without vital information on college costs and financial aid awards.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 29, 2023

Families and students often ask us, “does volunteer work matter for college admissions?” ” Volunteer work can help your college application stand out, especially at highly selective places like Ivy League schools. How important is volunteer work on a college application?

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