Stereotypes of Elite Schools and Ivy Leagues

Originally Published on February 5, 2019: Twelve years ago, Conan O’Brien delivered a commencement speech at Dartmouth College, widely regarded as one of the most memorable graduation speeches. Conan presented certain amusing stereotypes of Ivy League students in this address. Ivy League School Stereotypes In Conan’s own words, he said … 

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Elite Colleges Are Often the Exception to the Rule

When reading an article on the college admissions process, it’s always important to keep in mind that highly selective colleges are often the exception to the rule, not the rule. After all, at most of the 900+ universities across America, the vast majority of applicants earn admission. That is not … 

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Editorial of the Year on Private Schools

Every year, we designate an editorial written on the topic of admissions to be the editorial of the year. And while the Pulitzer Prizes may get announced in a little over a month, we don’t need to wait a full year to announce our winner and finalists. When we see … 

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Obsession with Elite Schools

There he goes again. Brennan Barnard, a college counselor at The Derryfield School in New Hampshire as well as the Director of College Counseling at US Performance Academy, an online high school for competitive athletes in totally “of the people” kind of sports like bobsledding, sailing, and synchronized swimming, penned … 

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