Can You Apply to Ivy League Schools on The Common Application?

Over 1,000 colleges and universities are members of The Common Application, the most widely used college application platform. Over 1,000 colleges and universities are members of The Common Application, the most widely used college application platform.  As there are only around 50 highly selective universities in America, suggesting an array … 

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How to Get Into an Ivy League School

Wondering how to get into an Ivy League school? With overall admission rates to the eight Ivy League schools all in the single digits for applicants to the Class of 2027, some may wonder what it takes to earn admission to one or more of the Ancient Eight institutions.  Since … 

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Which Ivy League Alums Are Most Likely to Marry Each Other?

Previously Published on May 14, 2018: One of the advantages of attending an Ivy League university is the opportunity to surround oneself with other intellectually curious and talented young people. These intellectually curious and talented young people can become lifelong friends. They can become business contacts and casual acquaintances. And, … 

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How to Get Into Dartmouth College

Are you interested in earning admission to Dartmouth College? The Ivy League school, which ranks #12 among national universities in the 2023 US News & World Report annual college ranking, offers graduate programs in engineering, medicine, business, and more. Still, it is known as a college because of its focus on the … 

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Inside the Yale University Admissions Process

Originally Published on February 10, 2019: A few years ago, The Yale Daily News, the newspaper of Yale University, released a podcast episode entitled “Inside the Yale Admissions Machine.” The podcast featured an interview by Yale undergraduate Allison Park with Yale’s Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Jeremiah Quinlan. And while much of … 

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The Advantage of Recruited Athletes in the Ivy League

Originally Published on May 9, 2019: Do recruited athletes enjoy an advantage in the Ivy League admissions process? Come on, Ivy Coach, don’t dumb it down for us — of course they do! During the Early Decision/Early Action round (depending on the school’s specific policy), a significant percentage of seats … 

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Open Curriculum at Brown University

Originally Published on May 27, 2019: Brown University is well known for its Open Curriculum. With no class requirements outside of a student’s chosen concentration and with strange offerings from “Race, Class, and Girlhood” to “Kitchen Chemistry” to “Methods for Extraction and Analyzing Secondary Metabolites of Medicinal Plants,” Brown’s open … 

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What GPA Do I Need to Get into Harvard University?

Harvard University’s Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, William Fitzsimmons, once asserted that Harvard rejects five classes worth of students with perfect grades and perfect scores. After all, Harvard has its pick of the litter among students with such numbers (for the Harvard Class of 2026, 72.91% of students boasted … 

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Dartmouth Swim Test Eliminated as Graduation Requirement

  Originally Published on October 3, 2018: For over a century, Dartmouth College required its students to complete a 50-yard swim test to graduate from the Ivy League institution. The test was not timed and could be done at any point during a student’s four years in Hanover, though most … 

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Ivy League Application Fees & Revenue

Originally Published on February 2, 2019: Have you been awake at night wondering about the application fees for undergraduate admission at each of the eight Ivy League schools? If so, we’ve got those application fee figures so you can rest easy. Ivy League Application Fees for 2022-2023 Admissions Cycle Below … 

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