International Acceptance Rates at Top U.S. Universities (2025-2026)
Why headline acceptance rates often mislead international applicants—and how to interpret the data more accurately By Lindsey Kundel, Editor in Chief, InGenius Prep Key Points International acceptance rates at U.S. universities often differ significantly from the headline acceptance rates most families see—and misunderstanding that difference can lead to unrealistic expectations or poorly balanced college lists. […]
Best Colleges for Entrepreneurs: 2025 Rankings of Top Founder Universities
Which Colleges Produce the Most Founders? If you want to start a company, where you go to college is not a trivial decision. Some schools produce dramatically more founders than others, and the gap between the top and the rest is wider than most people expect. Each year, PitchBook, a financial data platform that tracks […]
Reading the Map: Which States’ Public Universities Might Actually Welcome You
By Lindsey Kundel, Editor in Chief, InGenius Prep Key Points There’s a chart making the rounds in higher education circles that looks, at first glance, like good news for college applicants. It’s a color-coded map of the United States — most of it shaded in dark gray, some of it inching toward black — showing […]
Our 2025-2026 Undergraduate Admissions Results
Our 2025-2026 Admissions Results The 2025–2026 admissions cycle is here, and we’re excited to celebrate our students and their results! Our students have put in years of work leading up to this moment, balancing academics, extracurricular commitments, and the application process itself. We’re proud of the focus and consistency they brought to each step along […]
Regular Decision Notification Dates 2026
The wait is almost over! As we head into spring, colleges are preparing to release their Regular Decision notification dates for the Class of 2030. After months of anticipation, students will soon find out where they’ve been admitted, marking a major milestone in their college admissions journey. Most schools will announce their decisions between mid-March and […]
InGenius Prep Announces Partnership with The Harvard Crimson
InGenius Prep Announces Partnership with The Harvard Crimson New collaboration will bring expert college admissions guidance to The Harvard Crimson’s community of students and families. InGenius Prep, the world’s premier college admissions consulting firm, is proud to announce a new partnership with The Harvard Crimson, Harvard University’s independent daily newspaper and one of the most […]
What College Rankings Actually Tell Us
College rankings dominate the admissions conversation for many families. Some students focus almost entirely on rank. Others try to balance rankings with “fit.” But what we often find is that very few people actually understand what rankings measure, or how they should be interpreted. When rankings are examined over time and compared with institutional data, […]
Class Rank Reporting: How It Works, Why It Matters, and What to Do If Your School Doesn’t Rank
There are a lot of details to track when you’re applying to college, including standardized test scores, grade point average (GPA), and class rank. While this may seem straightforward, you could run into friction if you discover your school doesn’t rank, your GPA is weighted in some classes but not others, or the application portal […]
What’s the Best SAT Score?
Wondering what the best SAT score is, or at least, what score you need to aim for to get into top schools? Objectively, the best score is a perfect score: 1600. However, the best score for you is simply the one that helps you hit your college goals. Understanding SAT Scores The total score on […]
AI-Generated SAT Practice Tests: What Works and What Does Not
Why Families Are Hearing More About AI SAT Practice Tests Recently, Gemini announced a collaboration with The Princeton Review to offer free AI-generated SAT diagnostic tests. [1] The announcement quickly gained attention from students and families exploring new test prep tools and wondering whether AI-generated SAT practice tests can meaningfully support preparation for the real […]