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• Category: About Admissions Consultants
  • What Does a Private School Admissions Consultant Do?
  • Do Private School Students Need an Independent College Counselor?
  • How to Select the Best College Admissions Consultant
  • Is Hiring a College Admissions Consultant Worth It?
• Category: Applications and Essays
  • What Should I Write My College Essay About?
  • 2023-2024 Common App Essay Prompts (Tips and Examples)
  • Tips for Writing a Great College Essay
  • What Do College Admissions Officers Care About in the Age of COVID-19?
  • 2020 Early Acceptance Rates at Ivy League Schools and Other Top Universities
  • How Important Are Supplemental College Essays?
  • What Personality Traits Do Colleges Want?
• Category: Athletic Recruiting
  • How to Get Recruited for Tennis
  • How to Get Recruited for Soccer
  • How to Get Recruited for Crew
  • Playing College Squash Without Getting Recruited
  • How to Get Recruited to College for Squash
  • College Sports Recruiting Tips, Part II
  • College Sports Recruiting Tips, Part I
• Category: BS/MD Programs
  • Medical School Admissions Requirements: A Complete Guide
  • Best Colleges for Pre-Med
• Category: Business Schools
  • What Do I Need to Get into Business School?
• Category: College Admissions
  • Why Are College Admission Rates So Low and Not Just at the Ivy League?
  • How Will the Harvard Lawsuit Affect 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?
  • Early Decision 2 (or EDII) is Becoming Even More Important
  • What to Know About Video Submissions or Video Interviews at Top Colleges
  • Columbia University Becomes Permanently Test-Optional with No SAT/ACT Requirement
  • Early Decision and Early Action Applications Continue to Rise at Top Colleges
  • Your Major Can Impact College Admissions Success
  • Which Colleges and Universities Will Be Test-Optional in 2023-2024?
  • Surprising Admissions Trends at U.S. Colleges in 2021-2022
  • Changes in Admission at Top Boston-Area Schools
  • Understanding the Special Admissions Programs at Northeastern University
  • Admissions Changes at Catholic Universities in the United States
  • Which Colleges and Universities Will Be Test-Optional in 2022-2023?
  • The New Digital SAT – What It Is and What It Means for College Admissions
  • Drastic Changes in College Acceptance Rates in Recent Years
  • College Admissions Trends, 2022-2023
  • Which Colleges Consider Legacy Status?
  • Early Decision (ED) I and Early Action (EA) Notification Dates for the Class of 2025
  • What Colleges and Universities Will Be Test-Optional in 2021-2022?
  • What Is the GRE, and How Can It Help Me?
  • Scholarships vs. Grants vs. Loans: What’s the Difference, and What Will Work for You?
  • Which Colleges Will Meet in Person This Fall?
  • Further SAT and ACT Disruptions and What They Mean for You
  • How the University of California’s Standardized Testing Decision Will Change College Admissions
  • College Admissions for LGBTQIA+ Applicants
  • How to Make Applying to College Less Stressful
  • What Colleges Are—and Aren’t—Saying About Gap Years
  • Scholarships for Senior High School Students
  • Making the Most of Virtual College Tours
  • List of Colleges and Universities That Became Test-Optional for 2020-2021 [UPDATED]
  • How to Approach the Common Application’s Coronavirus Prompt
  • Ivy League and Other Top Universities Still Want to See Your 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 Coronavirus Affects Applying to College
  • How Colleges Becoming Test-Optional Due to Coronavirus Will Affect You
  • What Are the Pros and Cons of Standardized Testing?
  • Complete List of Test-Optional Colleges and Universities
  • How to Get into College: Tips to Help You Apply & Get Accepted
  • The Best Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities
  • College Admissions Advice for Students with Dyslexia
  • College Admissions Advice for Students with ADHD and EFD
  • 2020 Regular Decision Trends at Ivy League Schools and Other Top Universities
  • How to Apply to Colleges: A Complete Guide
  • What Is a Good SAT Score? What Do I Need for College?
  • What Is Considered a Good GPA for College?
  • Colleges That Require the SAT Essay (2020): A Complete List
  • Transferring Colleges: A Detailed Guide
  • The Best Questions to Ask Your College Interviewer
  • Spark Best SAT Reading Tips
  • Acceptance Rates at Ivy League Schools and Other Top Universities (Just How Hard Is It to Get In?)
  • Harvard Acceptance Rate & Admission Requirements (Complete Guide)
  • Princeton Acceptance Rate & Admission Requirements (Complete Guide)
  • Stanford Acceptance Rate & Admission Requirements (Complete Guide)
  • Yale Acceptance Rate & Admissions Requirements (Complete Guide)
  • Best Colleges and Universities for Jewish Students
  • How Applying Early Affects Students
  • Early Decision and Early Action Applications Surge in 2018-2019 College Admissions
  • Early Decision (ED) and Early Action (EA) Notification Dates for 2018/2019 (College Class of 2023)
  • Understanding the National Merit Scholarship Program
  • Compare New SAT Scores to Old SAT & ACT: Conversion Chart
  • Do Colleges Count Unweighted or Weighted GPAs?
  • Everything You Need to Know About ED II (vs. ED I)
• Category: College Interviews
• Category: COVID-19
  • 6 Tips for Success with Online Classes
• Category: Early Decision
• Category: Financial Assistance
  • College Financial Aid Advice from a Financial Aid Coach
• Category: Ivy League Admissions
  • Ivy+ Acceptances in 2022: Another Year of Record-High Applications—and Record-Low Acceptance Rates
  • Ivy League Schools Go Test-Optional Again for 2023-2024 – What This Means for College Admissions
  • Ivy League Acceptances in 2020-2021: Just How Hard Was It?
• Category: Learning Differences
• Category: Local Content
  • Summer Programs for High School Students in Massachusetts
• Category: Miscellaneous
  • Life Skills College Students Should Learn Now
  • Helping Your Child Prepare for College
  • Writing a Medical School Letter of Intent or Letter of Interest
  • 7 Books About the College Experience
  • What Is a DBQ?
  • Tips for Roommate Conflict Resolution
• Category: Navigating High School
  • How to Get Better Grades in High School
  • A Helpful Checklist to Prepare for Your Senior Year of High School
  • AP or IB Classes: Which Is Right for You?
• Category: Private School Admissions
  • Some Boston-Area Private Schools Have Dropped Standardized Testing Requirements: UPDATED
  • Common Private School Interview Questions (High School)
  • Getting into Private School: A Complete Guide
  • 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
• Category: Uncategorized
  • How to Choose a College or University

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• Lawsuit Alleging Bias Pulls Back the Curtain on Harvard Admissions
• Harvard’s Decision to Rescind Admissions Over Social Media Violates Free Speech, Professor Says
• For Most Students, College Is Just a Laundry Load from Home
• Boost an MCAT Score With the Right Test Prep Coach
• High School Student Goes 8 for 8 in Ivy League College Admissions
• Hong Kong in Hot Pursuit of Ivy League Education
• Chinese Flock to Elite U.S. Schools
• How Colleges Really Make Admissions Decisions
• Just as We Thought: “Holistic” = Hokum
• New Research on How Elite Colleges Make Admissions Decisions
• Elite-College Admissions, Here and Across the Pond
• How They Really Get In

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