Why Our 4-Day Application Boot Camp® Sells Out Annually
In August, we wrapped our 15th year of Application Boot Camp®, and this month has been an exciting one as our students were prepared and have submitted their strong early applications. We’ve been busily chatting with parents of juniors (ABC 2020, Aug. 5-8, […]
Is Early Decision Right for You?
For many students, the most fraught part of the admissions process is not writing essays or asking for letters of recommendation, but choosing an Early Decision school. Applying Early Decision allows students to submit an application to a single school […]
Data Science and Passion-Driven Statistics
Data is everywhere and is growing at a dizzying speed. The World Economic Forum predicts that our entire digital universe will be 44 zettabytes by 2020. (What’s a zettabyte? It’s 10007 bytes.) If that’s not eye-popping enough, here’s how the WEF breaks that […]
UPDATED: Class of 2023 Admissions Statistics
Our stats gurus have been hard at work compiling the most up to date Class of 2023 admissions statistics. Many schools disclosed their stats much later than normal so we took advantage of the delays to verify all numbers and […]
Schools Without Supplemental Essays: 2019 Edition
The relationship between college admissions and students is not a reciprocal one. So much GIVE, GIVE, GIVE by the student followed by a lot of TAKE, TAKE, TAKE from the schools. The Common App itself is tedious and filled with […]
Avoid Application Procrastination
It’s a beautiful early fall afternoon and you told yourself you would get started on your application essays. Suddenly, it feels like the perfect time to clean your room, start a new series on Netflix, or read the entire Wikipedia […]
Colleges with Green (Sustainability) Programs
We love working with our students in Application Boot Camp and Private Counseling, to help them explore and deepen their academic interests –and for a growing number of students in recent years, that field has something to do with the […]
2019-2020 Supplemental Essay Prompts: Early Releases **Updated**
We’ve had students, now at top colleges, write supplemental essays on topics including unicycling, robotics, drywall construction, feminist literature, squash, building playgrounds, working at a sandwich shop, baling hay, and Mexican baking. Many students come to us feeling unsure of […]
SAT Adversity Score and College Admissions
Today’s breaking news is that the College Board (yes, the same people who bring you the SAT, SAT subject tests and AP exams) now plans to assign an adversity score to every student who takes the SAT. Fifty schools used the […]
Colleges with late application deadlines are out there if still needed. You can view the complete NACAC list here or peruse our quick-view list of some notables below. It’s not too late! LATE COLLEGE APPLICATION DEADLINES Adelphi (NY) Antioch College […]
