Many colleges are proud of their associations with American presidents. Columbia University, Occidental College, and Harvard University are proud of their association with President Obama. Harvard University and Princeton University are proud of their association with President Kennedy. Harvard and Columbia are proud of their association with Theodore Roosevelt. Columbia …
According to an article written by Jeevan Vasagar entitled “Harvard admits record numbers of African-American and Latino Students” in the UK newspaper “The Guardian,” Harvard University is in record territory this year with its admissions statistics as they relate to minority applicants – specifically African American and Latino students. “While Oxford …
There is a book that has come out this year featuring a compilation of research articles by scholars and journalists on the topic of legacy admission to colleges. The book is entitled Affirmative Action for the Rich and this title fittingly reflects the author’s, Richard Kahlenberg’s, viewpoint on the subject. …
It may come as a surprise that Sydney Johnson, head coach of the men’s basketball team at Princeton University, has left Princeton to take the post of head coach of men’s basketball at Fairfield University. Why would Johnson leave his alma mater, a university he led to a share of …
Did you or your child receive a rejection letter from an Ivy League college yesterday? As you know, you’re not alone. Tens of thousands of applicants received these very letters. So now that your dreams of studying poetry under a tree at the same college that Robert Frost and Dr. …
A basketball game that took place today at Yale between the Harvard Crimson and the Princeton Tigers may have an impact on next year’s admissions process. Harvard and Princeton had already earned a share of the Ivy League title this season after both posted identical 12-2 records in the conference. …
Posting videos on YouTube in substitution for an application essay may be the latest craze in college admissions, but we at Ivy Coach doubt that too many colleges are going to adopt this practice. While a video may have value if it actually says something about the applicant, unless access …
