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March 26, 2020

What Waitlisted Students Should Do

March 25, 2020

Tufts University Goes Test-Optional

March 24, 2020

The Pandemic’s Impact on College Acceptances

Appealing Admissions Decisions

March 6, 2020

A core objective of Ivy Coach’s college admissions blog is to debunk misconceptions about the admissions process — misconceptions perpetuated by high school counselors, by private college counselors, by parents, students, the press, and the local sheriff. Today we will debunk a misconception perpetuated by a journalist for US News …

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Tags: Admissions Appeal, Admissions Decision Appeal, Appealing Admissions Decisions, College Admissions Appeal, Ivy League Admissions Appeal

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Association of American Universities

March 5, 2020

The Association of American Universities, an organization founded in 1900, is comprised of 65 of of America’s leading research universities. As the Association of American Universities — not to be confused with AAU basketball — details on its website, “AAU’s 65 research universities transform lives through education, research, and innovation. Our …

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More Test Cancelations in Asia

March 4, 2020

We previously reported that the SAT, ACT, and TOEFL have been canceled across mainland China for the months of February and March due to the spread of the novel coronavirus. But it seems those won’t be the only upcoming testing cancelations in Asia. Testing sites have also been closed in …

Categories: Standardized Testing

Tags: Chinese Test Cancelations, More Test Cancelations in Asia, Test Cancelations in Asia, Test Cancelations in China, Test Cancelations in Vietnam

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Donors to Ivies

March 3, 2020

We came across an editorial yesterday authored by Amy Wax for The American Conservative that left us scratching our heads. The piece — or diatribe if you will — is entitled “Why Donors Must Abandon Their Ivy League Alma Maters Now” and, true to its title, it focuses on why …

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High Schools Limiting College Applications

March 2, 2020

Does your child’s high school limit the number of colleges students can apply to? If so, know that your child’s high school is not the only high school with a policy limiting the number of colleges students can apply to — but also know that this policy isn’t worth the …

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The Brazen Theft of Our Intellectual Property

March 1, 2020

At Ivy Coach, we write a whole lot of original, engaging content on highly selective college admissions. As a services business, our intellectual property is our greatest, most unique asset. It’s why we go to extraordinary lengths to protect ourselves from the most significant existential threat to our small family …

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Tags: Admissions IP, College Admissions Intellectual Property, College Admissions IP, College Admissions Writings

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Yale University Leading Charge to March Madness

February 29, 2020

We figured we’d check in on the Ivy League men’s basketball standings again since we’re coming upon March Madness. If you’re wondering why we focus on Ivy League men’s basketball on our college admissions blog, it’s because the Ivy League annually sends one representative to the NCAA Tournament and the …

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Tags: Harvard University Basketball, Ivy League in March Madness, Yale Basketball, Yale University Basketball, Yale University Leading Charge to March Madness

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Peace Corps College Ranking

February 28, 2020

Can there ever be too many college rankings? Yes, yes there can be! In any case, the Peace Corps has released their latest ranking of the top Peace Corps volunteer-producing universities across America. For their ranking, as logic would have it, the Peace Corps adds up the number of graduates …

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DOJ Files Amicus Brief in Support of Appeal of SFFA v. Harvard Ruling

February 27, 2020

Earlier this month, the group that filed a lawsuit against Harvard University alleging that the school discriminates against Asian American applicants in its admissions process filed an appeal to Justice Allison Burroughs’ ruling in favor of Harvard in the seminal case. The fact that the group, Students for Fair Admissions, …

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The Impact of Coronavirus on College Admissions

February 26, 2020

On the heels of the announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that Americans should prepare for a pandemic in the United States, we figured we’d focus today’s post on the impact of coronavirus on college admissions — because the virus has indeed already left its fingerprints on …

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Tags: Colleges and Coronavirus, Coronavirus and American Universities, Coronoavirus and Admissions, The Impact of Coronavirus on College Admissions, Universities and Coronavirus

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