When Do College Applications Open in 2023?

If you’re the parent of a rising high school senior, you’re likely wondering when The Common Application (or the Coalition Application) will go live for the 2023-2024 admissions cycle. After all, we know parents and students, admissions officers, school counselors, and everyone in between are eager to see the changes … 

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Which College Has the Lowest Acceptance Rate?

Are you curious which of America’s universities boasts the lowest acceptance rate? If so, you likely have some schools in mind that could take the cake. But, among America’s most selective universities as ranked by US News & World Report, is it Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, or MIT? Is it Columbia, … 

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Do Colleges Look at Weighted GPA?

Depending upon where a student goes to high school, that high school will calculate grade point averages differently. Some high schools will provide colleges to which a student applies with an unweighted GPA or a GPA that does not factor in the rigor of a student’s coursework. Others will offer … 

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SCOTUS Ends Affirmative Action for Colleges: A Statement

For over 30 years, we at Ivy Coach have championed Affirmative Action, believing it a necessary practice in highly selective college admissions to create an America rooted in equal opportunity under the law. Because the America of 2023 is not rooted in equal opportunity. It is not an America that has fully reckoned with … 

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Why It’s Important to Be Honest in College Admissions

Originally Published on May 6, 2019: In college admissions and in life, it’s always important to be honest. We’d say that goes without saying, but, hey, the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal of a few years ago involving the bribery of college athletic coaches and cheating on standardized testing shined … 

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What Are the Most Profitable College Majors?

Are you thinking of majoring in art history? If so, and if you’re interested in a high-paying career after college, you might reconsider. That said, who’s to say that you’re not the next David Zwirner or Larry Gagosian, behemoths among the world’s art dealers? Who’s to say that an art … 

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Texas High School Class Rank

Originally Published on June 7, 2019: In most states, one’s high school class rank at graduation doesn’t matter much. And why? Because students have already earned admission to college by the time high school graduation rolls around. It’s not like Princeton University will rescind the admission of a student who … 

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If You Got Rejected by Almost Every College

Originally Published on May 25, 2019: Did almost all the colleges you applied to this past year reject you? During the 2020-2021 admissions cycle, students applied to more colleges than ever before — likely because they were anxiously stuck at home due to the pandemic. Yet it’s a trend that … 

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Is Wharton Global Youth Program Worth It?

Originally Published on August 31, 2019: Are you considering applying to the Wharton Global Youth Program for high schoolers because you’re under the impression attending this program will give you a leg up over other college applicants to the University of Pennsylvania and, more specifically, Wharton? If so, we urge you to … 

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Do Colleges Look at Attendance in Admissions?

Are you considering skipping school to go on a college tour or join a family vacation? If so, you might wonder if your school absences will hurt your case for admission to America’s elite colleges. The answer — with an important caveat — is a few absences will not hurt your chances … 

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