Originally Published on August 15, 2018: Which universities in the United States offer the best education in film and television? The Hollywood Reporter is out with its 2022 annual ranking of film schools. While US News & World Report has cornered the market for overall college rankings, The Hollywood Reporter has been trying to claim …
Originally Published on February 1, 2019: Do admissions officers at highly selective colleges fact-check every detail on each application? The answer is a resounding no. In fact, with some exceptions, such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which has historically fact-checked random batches of applications, admissions officers at elite universities rarely …
Originally Published on May 7, 2018: Well, some parents will go to great lengths — at times morally questionable lengths — hoping to improve their child’s case for admission. And that includes conducting DNA tests to pinpoint a young person’s ancestry. Maybe a college applicant never knew they had African, …
Originally Published on September 11, 2018: Are you interested in studying undergraduate business? If so, we encourage you to check out the 2023 US News & World Report ranking for “Best Undergraduate Business Programs.” But it’s not for the reason you might think — to see which universities appear at or near …
Originally Published on May 4, 2020: It’s the case in 2023, just as it was the case in 2003: America’s elite colleges tend to notify applicants of their admission off waitlists not via email or snail mail but via phone. While some schools send email notifications, most of our nation’s …
Originally Published on November 3, 2017: Who qualifies as a first-generation college student? What even is a first-generation college student? Is it a student whose parents immigrated to the United States? Is it a student who will be the first in their immediate family to attend a four-year college? You’ve …
Originally Published on May 13, 2018: With more and more students turning to private college counselors, one might wonder about the typical cost of enlisting such services. “You can’t put a price tag on getting into your top college. Or maybe you can. With competition among college applicants as fierce …
Originally Published on November 17, 2018: In November 2018, the University of Chicago announced plans to expand its undergraduate student body — to 7,000 students. At the time, the school intended for each subsequent UChicago incoming class to total around 1,700 students. So, over the years since 2018, has UChicago …
What exactly marks a good grade point average, or GPA as it’s often called? What kind of GPA will impress admissions officers at America’s elite universities? The short answer is that it depends on several factors. So let’s dive in and learn all about the grade point average, its history, …
When students open up their college admissions decisions, they’re unlikely to hope for a deferral or a waitlisting. Neither decision is definitive — it’s neither an acceptance nor a denial. But while it’s, of course, much better to get that acceptance right off the bat, deferred and waitlisted applicants still …
