The Conflation of Colleges and Elite Colleges

We were recently asked to comment for a CBS Radio piece just how much easier this Ivy League admissions cycle would be since colleges are having such trouble filling their seats. Before we could comment, we scratched our heads. And we don’t have a case of dandruff. No, the reason … 

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Getting Into Ivy League Schools Next Year

One of the core objectives of our college admissions blog is to debunk misconceptions about the highly selective college admissions process. In our experience, these misconceptions are so often perpetuated by school counselors, college admissions officers, private college counselors, the press, and the local handyman. And so when we came … 

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The Male Advantage in Ivy League Admissions

Many folks know that there is an advantage in the Ivy League admissions process for legacy applicants. Many folks know that there is also an advantage afforded first-generation applicants, for underrepresented minorities, for recruited athletes, and for the children of major donors. But many folks do not know that there … 

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Ivy League and Immigration Policies

There was a fantastic piece yesterday in “The Brown Daily Herald” by Priyanka Podugu in which she outlines precisely how Ivy League schools are helping undocumented students and students from countries the Trump administration has included on travel bans continue to pursue their educations. The piece, entitled “Ivy League works to assist … 

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Congratulations to Our Ivy Coach Students

Updated to Reflect Our Stanford Regular Decision Admits: Congratulations to our Ivy Coach students who earned admission to our nation’s best universities this year in both the Early Decision / Early Action round as well as the Regular Decision round. We typically list all of the schools our students earn admission to … 

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Ivy League Admission Reactions

We came across an article up on “Business Insider” entitled “High school seniors’ reactions to Ivy League admissions ranged from joy to gallows humor” and we figured we’d share our two cents on the piece. The article focuses on Twitter reactions of students who both did and did not gain … 

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Ivy League Admission and Dating

We’ve discussed how certain aspects of Ivy League admission are like dating in the past. But today we’d like to point out how one component of Ivy League admission is in fact quite the opposite of dating. And that component has to do with interest. Allow us to walk you through … 

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Admission

Have you had a chance yet to check out the Tina Fey and Paul Rudd movie, “Admission“? We think it’s a terrific movie but we acknowledge that we’re a little biased since it’s a movie about college admissions and all! It’s a fun romantic comedy with some really funny moments … 

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Admit to the Ivy League

We’d like to draw your attention to Dawn Loggins, an admit to the Ivy League. Dawn was recently admitted to Harvard University. But why share this information with our readers? After all, thousands of students get admitted to the Ivy League each and every year. The reason is that Dawn’s … 

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Admission to Ivy League Colleges

If the Supreme Court hears a case on affirmative action, legacy admission to Ivy League colleges may come before the court, too.
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