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Category: About Admissions Consultants
- What to Expect When Working With an Admissions Consultant?
- How to Get the Most Out of Admissions Consulting
- What Questions Should You Ask a College Admissions Consultant?
- How to Choose the Best College Admissions Consultant
- Do Private School Students Need a College Consultant?
- Is Hiring a College Admissions Consultant Worth It?
- What to Look for in a College Admissions Consultant?
- What is a College Admissions Consultant?
- What are the Benefits of a College Admissions Consultant?
- Do College Admissions Consultants Work?
- What Does a Private School Admissions Consultant Do?
Category: Applications and Essays
- How to Order Extracurriculars on Common App
- How to Choose a College and Find the Best Fit for You
- Changes to the Common App for 2025-2026
- What The Top 50 Colleges Are Saying About the ACT Science Section in 2025
- How to Get into MIT (Strategies for a Successful Application)
- What Should I Write My College Essay About?
- 7 Common App Essay Prompts for 2023-2024
- Tips for Writing a Great College Essay
- What Do College Admissions Officers Care About in the Age of COVID-19?
- How Important Are Supplemental College Essays?
- What Personality Traits Do Colleges Want?
Category: Athletic Recruiting
- How to Get Recruited for College Tennis
- How to Get Recruited to College for Squash
- How to Get Recruited for College Soccer
- How to Get Recruited for Crew in College?
- Playing College Squash Without Getting Recruited
- College Sports Recruiting Tips, Part II
- College Sports Recruiting Tips, Part I
Category: Best Schools
- Best Economics Schools for a Top-Tier Education
- Top Undergraduate Engineering Schools for Research & Careers
- Best Undergraduate Computer Science Programs in 2025
Category: BS/MD Programs
- Medical School Admissions Requirements: A Complete Guide
- 9 Best Colleges for Pre-Med and What to Consider When Choosing One
Category: Business Schools
- How to Get Into Undergraduate Business School
- Top College Business Schools
- What Do I Need to Get into Business School?
Category: College Admissions
- You’re In—But Not Yet: The Rise of Alternative Paths in Competitive College Admissions
- What Do Admissions Officers Look for in Extracurriculars?
- How to Write an Email to a College Admissions Office?
- Do You Need Extracurriculars for College?
- Do Your Extracurriculars Have to Be Relevant to Your Chosen Major?
- Top 20 Colleges with Rolling Admissions
- What Extracurriculars Do Colleges Like
- Do AP Scores Matter for College Admissions?
- Computer Science Extracurriculars
- What Does Early Action Mean in College Admissions?
- What Are IB Classes? International Baccalaureate Explained
- Do Freshman Grades Matter for College Admissions?
- What Is a Good GPA in High School for College Admissions?
- How to Calculate a Weighted GPA for Honors, AP, and IB Courses
- Do College Admissions Check for AI?
- What Does Test Blind Mean?
- What Higher-Income Parents Think About College Admissions (Insights from a New Survey)
- What Is a Reach School? A Term Used in College Admissions
- How Many Teacher Recommendations Do You Need for College?
- How to Prepare for College the Summer Before Junior Year
- College Prep Checklist for the Summer Before Freshman Year
- What to Do the Summer Before Sophomore Year to Prep for College
- How to Utilize High School Summers for College Admissions
- College Application Process for Athletes
- Pros & Cons of Standardized Testing for College Admissions
- How to Transfer Colleges (Step-by-Step Guide for 2025)
- Ivy League Acceptance Rates
- How Many Colleges Can You Apply To? Tips for Success
- How to Get into College: Tips to Help You Apply & Get Accepted
- Deferred vs. Rejected in College Admissions
- Do Colleges Look at Weighted or Unweighted GPAs?
- Complete List of Test-Optional Colleges [Updated for 2025]
- Harvard Acceptance Rate & Admission Requirements Guide
- Which Colleges and Universities Will Be Requiring the SAT or ACT for the Class of 2025?
- How to Get into the Best Colleges for Business
- How to Get into the Best Colleges for Engineering
- The Future of Standardized Testing in College Admissions
- 5 Tips for Getting into Your Dream School from a College Admissions Consultant
- How to Get into the Best Colleges for Economics
- Major Changes Just Released in U.S. News and World Report’s Updated College Rankings
- Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action at U.S. Colleges
- Should I Apply ED I or ED II to College
- What is the National Merit Scholarship Program?
- Should I Take the New Digital SAT?
- Recent Trends: Ivy League and Other Colleges with Low Acceptance Rates
- Why Are College Admission Rates So Low and Not Just at the Ivy League?
- Impact of Harvard Lawsuit on Affirmative Action in College Admissions
- Many More Women Than Men Applied to Brown University’s Class of 2027
- What Effect Will ChatGPT Have on College Admissions?
- Stanford Acceptance Rate & Admission Requirements Guide
- Princeton Acceptance Rate & Admission Requirements Guide
- MIT Acceptance Rate & Admission Requirements Guide
- Early Decision 2 (or EDII) is Becoming Even More Important
- Learn About Video Submissions or Video Interviews at Top Colleges
- Columbia University is Now Permanently Test-Optional
- Early Decision & Early Action Applications Increase at Top Colleges
- Your Major Can Impact College Admissions Success
- Yale University Acceptance Rate & Admission Requirements Guide
- Surprising Admissions Trends at U.S. Colleges in 2021-2022
- Changes in Admission at Top Boston-Area Schools
- Understanding the Northeastern University Special Admissions Programs
- Admissions Changes at Catholic Universities in the United States
- New Digital SAT – What It Is & What It Means for College Admissions
- Drastic Changes in College Acceptance Rates in Recent Years
- Looking into the Numbers: College Admissions Trends in 2022-2023
- Which Colleges Consider Legacy Status?
- What Is the GRE, and How Can It Help Me?
- Scholarships vs. Grants vs. Loans: What’s the Difference?
- Which Colleges Will Meet in Person This Fall?
- Further SAT and ACT Disruptions and What They Mean for You
- How Will UC Standardized Testing Decision Affect College Admissions
- College Admissions for LGBTQIA+ Applicants
- How to Make Applying to College Less Stressful
- What Colleges Are Saying About Gap Years
- Scholarships for Senior High School Students
- Making the Most of Virtual College Tours
- How to Approach the Common Application’s Coronavirus Prompt
- Ivy League & Other Universities Want to See Test Scores During COVID
- Creating a New College Prep Routine During COVID-19
- Recent Developments in College Admissions Due to COVID-19
- Will Colleges and Universities Be Open in Fall 2020?
- How COVID Affects Applying to College
- 10 Best Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities
- College Admissions Advice for Students with Dyslexia
- College Admissions Advice for Students with ADHD and EFD
- How to Apply to Colleges: A Complete Guide
- What is a Good SAT Score for Getting into College?
- What Is Considered a Good GPA for College?
- Colleges That Require the SAT Essay (2020): A Complete List
- 9 Best Questions to Ask Your College Interviewer
- Spark Admissions Best SAT Reading Tips
- Best Colleges and Universities for Jewish Students
- How Applying Early Affects Students
- New SAT Scores to Old SAT & ACT Comparison: Conversion Chart
Category: College Interviews
Category: COVID-19
- 6 Success Tips for Online Classes
Category: Early Decision
- Early Action vs. Early Decision Differences and Benefits
- Does Applying Early Action or Early Decision Increase Your Chances of Acceptance? The Data Says Yes!
- Class of 2028 Early Decision and Early Action Acceptance Rates
- Class of 2028 Early Decision and Early Action Notification Dates
Category: Financial Assistance
- College Financial Aid Advice from a Financial Aid Coach
Category: GPA
- How Do AP Classes Affect GPA?
- How to Calculate Unweighted GPA for High School Students
- Cumulative GPA vs. Weighted GPA and the Key Differences
- High School GPA Scale and Weighted and Unweighted GPAs
Category: Ivy League Admissions
- How Many Extracurriculars and Awards to Include on an MIT Application?
- Does Harvard Superscore?
- Does Stanford Superscore the ACT?
- What are the New Ivies Colleges? [Updated for 2025]
- Best Extracurriculars for Ivy League Applications
- Ivy League Essays and How to Craft the Perfect Application
- When Do Ivy League Decisions Come Out? Important Dates to Mark On Your Calendar
- Which Ivies Are Test-Optional? (Updated for 2025)
- How to Get Into Columbia University: A Comprehensive Guide
- What Is a Good SAT Score for Ivy League Admissions?
- Complete Guide to Ivy League Preparation
- How Many AP Classes Are Recommended for Ivy League Admissions?
- Which Is the Easiest Ivy League School to Get Into?
- What Is a Good ACT Score for Ivy League Admissions?
- Tips For Ivy League Application Success
- Are Ivy League Schools Worth It?
- Average Weighted GPA for Ivy League Admissions
- The Ultimate Guide on How to Get into an Ivy League School
- How to Get into Harvard University
- 2022 Ivy Acceptance Rates: Insight Into Admission Trends & Analytics
Category: Learning Differences
Category: Local Content
- Summer Programs for High School Students in Massachusetts
Category: Miscellaneous
- Life Skills College Students Should Learn Now
- How to Help Prepare Your Child for College?
- Writing a Medical School Letter of Intent or Letter of Interest
- 7 Books About the College Experience
- What Is a Document-Based Question (DBQ)?
- 7 Tips for Roommate Conflict Resolution
Category: Navigating High School
- Do IB Classes Give College Credit?
- IB vs. AP: Navigating Advanced Academic Options for College Success
- How to Get Better Grades in High School
- How to Choose Between the Digital SAT and the ACT
- Senior Year Checklist for Applying to College
Category: Post-College
- The New Rules of College Graduate Hiring: What C-Suite Executives Really Want in 2025
Category: Private School Admissions
- How to Stand Out in the Independent School Admissions Process
- Preparing Your Child for the SSAT or ISEE
- How to Write a Winning Private School Personal Statement
- Preparing for an Independent School Interview: A Comprehensive Guide
- Private School Admission Requirements: A Complete Guide
- Private School Tuition Costs: What to Expect and How to Afford Private School
- What to Wear to a Private School Interview: Tips for Success
- Private School Application Deadlines: What You Need to Know
- Top Private Schools Near Me: Finding the Best Fit
- Some Boston-Area Private Schools Dropped Standardized Testing Reqs
- 20 Common Private High School Interview Questions
- A Complete Guide How to Get Into Private School
- Finding the Right Private School for You
- Private vs. Public High Schools: Which Option Is Better for You?
- Unpacking the Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT)
Category: Transfer Admissions
- 5 Things to Know About Transfer Articulation Agreements
- When Is It Too Late To Transfer Colleges (Everything You Need To Know)
- How to Transfer to an Ivy League or Top-Tier University
Category: Uncategorized
- Did I Get Accepted into My Top College Picks? The Waiting Game

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