College admissions will never be perfect, but we need reform
Christy Qiu
March 17, 2019
Taylor encourages a “trust but verify” approach to admissions and notes the simple verification of athletic involvement through online databases.Read MoreCategories:
Penn not among schools named in nationwide college admissions scandal
Julie Coleman and Deena Elul
March 12, 2019
The University of Pennsylvania was not among the higher education institutions named in court documents unsealed by the Justice Department on March 12 charging 50 people — mostly parents, including two celebrities — for taking part in a far-reaching bribery scam to get prospective students into elite schools. This news comes only … Read more Read MoreCategories:
Penn’s Furda and other experts say confidential information revealed in Harvard trial was no surprise
Julie Coleman
November 13, 2018
Belasco and Brian Taylor, managing director of the college consulting firm Ivy Coach, both said they do not believe formally eliminating race from college applications will change much in the way students are admitted.Read MoreCategories:
Penn’s early decision deadline was Thursday – except for students affected by recent hurricanes
Seth Schuster
November 1, 2018
“The more applicants that apply to a school like Penn, invariably the lower the admission rate will be and the higher the school will be ranked in U.S. News and World Report,” Taylor said.Read MoreCategories:
When picking the next batch of Quakers, focus on merit, not legacy
Christy Qiu
October 21, 2018
Taylor believes that legacy admissions for the children of alumni donors is a violation of tax law, specifically 26 U.S. Code § 170. Read MoreCategories:
Penn is the second most popular Ivy for transfer students after Cornell. Here’s why.
Julie Coleman
September 4, 2018
Taylor, managing director of Ivy Coach, a New York-based college consulting firm, agreed, adding that Penn is often looking to fill bigger classes than other Ivies.Read MoreCategories:
Experts and students raise concerns over long-term consequences of Penn’s tuition increases
Yoni Gutenmacher
March 12, 2018
Brian Taylor, director of the college counseling practice Ivy Coach, said that the yearly tuition increases are standard practice and normal procedures for any business.Read MoreCategories:
A Legacy of Privilege
Jacob Gardenswartz and Anika Ranginani
January 28, 2018
The argument in favor of legacy admission is the legacy of giving. When you admit the children and grandchildren of people who attended previously, you create generations of people who are going to give back monetarily to the school.Read MoreCategories:
Penn admitted 18.5 percent of early decision applicants — a record-breaking low
Sarah Fortinsky
December 13, 2017
Penn admitted 18.5 percent of its early decision applicants for the Class of 2022, a dramatic drop from last year’s 22 percent ED rate and the previous year’s 23.2 percent rate. Penn also received a record-breaking 7,074 early decision applications this year, a 15 percent increase from last year’s 6,147 applicants. Since … Read more Read MoreCategories:
Penn received a record-breaking number of Early Decision applicants for the Class of 2022
Harry Trustman
November 15, 2017
Taylor also credited Furda’s candor and outreach efforts for the increase in application numbers.Read MoreCategories:
