The New “X” Factor for Getting into Top Colleges
post by Dr. Michele Hernandez Twenty years ago, admissions to top colleges was much more formulaic. Applicant pools were smaller, more homogeneous, and more self-selecting. Each college had its own application that students filled out by hand. Most high schools […]
Waitlisted? It’s Not Too Late
This has been an unbelievable year in college admissions. We’ve worked with students and families for over 15 years and nothing stays the same, we promise that. The sheer number of applications is rising. Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Emory, Harvard, Pomona, Stanford, […]
Class of 2021 Early Admissions Stats
The building of the Class of 2021 has begun! Many schools saw an increase in early applications, Princeton was up 18 percent and Columbia, Duke, Dartmouth, and Cornell reported the largest early application pools in their respective histories. All Ivy […]
Who Reads Your College Applications?
–post by Dr. Kristen Willmott The November 1 early deadline has come and gone. Our seniors are done with their college applications and essays often before senior year even starts, as we want them to focus on their courses this […]
Top College Interview Policies
Yale is the only Ivy that offers on-campus EVALUATIVE interviews. Harvard offers on-campus interviews, but they are not added to a student’s file. Neither Stanford nor MIT offers on-campus interviews. Columbia and Penn allow legacies (and they count parents OR […]
