There’s lots of misinformation out there about the college admissions process. This is particularly the case this admissions cycle as admissions officers, high school counselors, private college counselors, and baristas at your local coffee shop spread misconceptions about, say, “test-optional” policies at our nation’s elite universities. Today, we figured we’d …
We’ve been in business for over a quarter of a century. As you can likely imagine, we’ve thus heard some parents of college applicants and college applicants themselves say some outlandish things over the years. Most of these students and parents say such things during free consultations; they typically do …
About a month ago, we questioned why a young man, Micheal Brown, whose accomplishments have been lauded in the press and who earned admission to Stanford University in the Early Action round — a school his mom has publicly stated has been his dream school — would apply to 19 …
There are lots and lots of confident parents out there across America and around the world. We love confidence. Parents often lead off free consults with us by discussing their children, their accomplishments in musical theatre, their rare genius, their good looks, kindness, athletic prowess — you name it. It’s …
A piece up on “The Huffington Post” by Nelson Cheng discusses how in certain parts of the country, like the City of Angels, where you went to college doesn’t matter as much as some folks may think. And, while it may surprise our readers, we both agree and disagree with …
We received a very thoughtful “thank you” note recently from a student who really honed in on what we do at Ivy Coach. As this student mentioned, we help make students interesting. Indeed we helped find the interesting within this student. In fact, we’re currently in the final stages of redesigning …
A piece in “The LA Times” published recently highlights demographic declines in college applicants over the next decade. According to the piece on college applicants, “High school graduates will face less competition for college admission in the next decade due to a demographic decline in their ranks, according to a report …
The makers of The Common Application, the college application used by just about every high school student who applies to universities, debated whether or not to include a question about applicants’ sexual orientation this year. Sexual orientation is certainly a hot topic in the world of college admissions. The makers …
New questions have been added to the Common Application, announced the Common Application, Inc. The questions won’t apply to the vast majority of college applicants but rather reflect the diversity of applicants who now apply to college. Marital status, children, and an optional question on military status have all been …
