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January 23, 2023

How to Write a Letter of Continued Interest

January 17, 2023

When Do College Decisions Come Out for the Class of 2027?

January 16, 2023

The Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology National Merit Scandal

UC Berkeley Law Pulls Out of US News Rankings

November 18, 2022

The University of California, Berkeley, School of Law has followed the lead of Harvard Law School and Yale Law School by announcing that they will no longer be reporting data to US News & World Report for the publication’s annual ranking of law schools. As we have said time and …

Categories: The Rankings

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Harvard and Yale Law Exit US News Ranking

November 17, 2022

Loyal readers of Ivy Coach’s admissions blog know that there are a few guiding principles that have governed the admissions process for decades at our nation’s elite universities. One such principle? Where Harvard goes, the rest tend to follow. So when Harvard Law School and Yale Law School, the latter …

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The Affirmative Action Light

November 16, 2022

Loyal readers of Ivy Coach’s college admissions blog know where we stand on the issue of Affirmative Action. In short, we believe it remains a necessary practice to create the America we wish to see, to create an America grounded in equal opportunity. It’s why we stand with Harvard College …

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2023 American Rhodes Scholars

November 15, 2022

The Rhodes Trust has recognized the American Rhodes Scholars-elect for 2023. Their recognition, according to The Rhodes Trust, is “subject to ratification by the Rhodes Trustees after acceptance by one of the colleges of Oxford University.” In all, 32 Americans were named Rhodes Scholars this year — joining a list …

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Medical School Legacy Admission

November 14, 2022

From atop our soapbox in elite college admission, we have long called for an end to the practice of legacy admission. Legacy admission, the act of offering preferential treatment in admissions decision-making to the progeny of a school’s alumni-base is an anachronistic practice more befitting an aristocracy than our proud …

Categories: Applying to Graduate Schools

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Top Universities Producing Startup Founders

November 13, 2022

Which universities in America produce the most venture capital-backed startup founders? Look no further than Stanford University, the University of California, Berkeley, and Harvard University, according to PitchBook. As PitchBook writes, “Great entrepreneurs can come from anywhere, but some universities have a truly exceptional track record of producing future entrepreneurs. …

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A Tufts Admissions Scandal

November 12, 2022

Trouble is brewing in the Tufts admissions office. Apparently, Joseph “JT” Duck, Tufts’ Dean of Admissions for the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering, is being investigated for alleged discrimination against former Tufts admissions staffers. Duck, the former director of admissions at Swarthmore college who assumed …

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International Enrollment Figures Surge

November 11, 2022

On the eve of the Trump presidency in 2016, Ivy Coach’s crystal ball predicted that international enrollment numbers would decline significantly at most of our nation’s 900+ colleges and universities. But we also predicted that international students would continue to flock to America’s elite universities — the 25 or so …

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Community College Transfers to the Ivies

November 10, 2022

While many community college students may view the Ivy League institutions and other similarly elite schools as too far out of reach when applying as a transfer, they’d be wrong to think so. Of course, they’ll need top grades and profiles and all. But to suggest that America’s top universities, …

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On Binding Early Decision

November 9, 2022

We had a student a few years back whose dream was Columbia University. She thus applied Early Decision to Columbia, her first choice school. But just because she applied Early Decision to Columbia doesn’t mean she wasn’t able to also apply to schools under non-restrictive Early Action policies. After all, …

Categories: Early Decision / Early Action

Tags: Early Decision, Early Decision Commitment, Early Decision Policies, Early Decision Policy, On Binding Early Decision

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