What to Consider When Visiting a College Town

Andrew Warner

April 22, 2022

Brian Taylor, the managing partner at Ivy Coach, a college admissions counseling firm, recommends students consider the benefits of attending school in smaller towns as well.

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How Colleges Choose Which Students to Admit

Lindsay Cates

September 10, 2019

In certain cases in the Ivy League or at Division III schools that don't give athletic scholarships, skill at a sport may be considered in a similar light as, say, the initiative of the kid who pursued math research. "It's their 'hook,' " says Taylor.

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Graduate Schools’ Political Leanings Concern Some Students

Menachem Wecker

November 16, 2012

Taylor's clients care about academic reputation and rarely weigh schools' political leanings. "And there's little reason for them to do so," she says. "Whether one is conservative or liberal, most U.S. universities lean left and some of the most prestigious universities—the Ivy League universities—lean especially left."

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How to Know if You Should Apply to College Early

Margaret Loftus

September 19, 2012

Early decision applicants can't automatically assume a lowered bar; Miami University in Ohio offers them a mere 1 percent advantage, for example, and Wake Forest University, too, characterizes any edge as slight.

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Should High Schools Limit AP Course Enrollment?

Jason Koebler

January 11, 2012

Some students measure their success by the number of Advanced Placement courses on their transcripts. But some high schools are beginning to push back—worried their students are juggling too much.

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Output Metrics Increasingly Influence College Decisions

Brian Burnsed

September 26, 2011

Looking at inputs and outputs can be an effective way of finding a school that both fits you now and will meet your future goals. Bev Taylor, director of college admissions consulting firm Ivy Coach, notes that input data and output data typically correlate.

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Know if Applying to College Early is Right for You

Margaret Loftus

September 12, 2011

Early decision applicants can't automatically assume a lowered bar; Miami University in Ohio offers them no special advantage, for example, and Wake Forest University characterizes any edge as slight. But as a strategic move, ED can make good sense for students who know what they want and "may not have all the A's, the scores, the activities, or the talent," says Taylor.

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