Pros and Cons of Taking a Gap Year Before College
Pros and Cons of Taking a Gap Year Before College Taking a gap year after high school can be a great opportunity for you to focus on self-discovery, gain work experience, save money, travel, volunteer, and more. 30,000-40,000 students take gap years before college every year, and 90% of students who take structured gap years […]
Test Optional Colleges: Everything You Need to Know
Test Optional Colleges: Everything You Need to Know If you’re not a good test taker, or just are not happy with your SAT or ACT scores, your guidance counselor might suggest that you consider applying to a few test optional colleges. This could throw you off – on top of everything you already have to […]
Gap Year Before Law School: Pros and Cons to Keep in Mind
Gap Year Before Law School: Pros and Cons to Keep in Mind When I worked in admissions at Harvard and NYU law, prospective students often asked me if they should take a gap year before law school during open office hours and recruitment events. I couldn’t always answer their questions elaborately because the answer isn’t […]
Why You Should Get to Know Your High School College Counselor
Why You Should Get to Know Your High School College Counselor Though they can go by a host of different names – guidance counselors, college advisors, high school college counselors – odds are, your high school is equipped with at least one of them who will be there to help you when the time comes […]
Essay Hooks: How to Grab Your Reader With Your Writing
Essay Hooks: How to Grab Your Reader With Your Writing Imagine an admissions officer reading your application: they start with the mundane, beginning with your home address and biographical information, then moving down your application to your test scores and activities list next. What exactly have you been doing for the past four years? Are […]
15 College Application Dates That You Need to Know
15 College Application Dates That You Need to Know Senior year is finally approaching! There are so many fun things that your last year of high school can bring – whether it is the chance to enroll in an elective you’ve been waiting three years to take, the opportunity to be a leader at school, […]
How To Get Into Amherst
How To Get Into Amherst It’s finally spring, which means that — at long last — admissions decisions have been released from colleges and universities nationwide. As predicted, acceptance rates at most highly-selective institutes dropped once again. If you want to get into top liberal arts colleges like Amherst, the competition is tougher than ever. […]
The Digital LSAT: What to Know About the New Format
The Digital LSAT: What to Know About the New Format Padya Paramita April 15, 2019 share on $(‘.facebook’).hover(function () { $(‘.fb-icon’).toggleClass(‘hide’); $(‘.fb-hover-icon’).toggleClass(‘hide’); }); $(‘.linkedin’).hover(function () { $(‘.linkedin-icon’).toggleClass(‘hide’); $(‘.linkedin-hover-icon’).toggleClass(‘hide’); }); The Digital LSAT: What to Know About the New Format If you’re applying to law school in the upcoming cycle, you’ve probably come across the fact […]
2018-19 College Acceptance Rates: Notable Admissions Trends
2018-19 College Acceptance Rates: Notable Admissions Trends The past few weeks have been very busy and exciting for high school seniors, as admissions decisions have rolled in from universities and liberal arts colleges across the country. Incredibly, the college acceptance rates at many of the top schools continue to break records. Colleges that many would […]
Our 2019 College Admissions Results
Our 2019 College Admissions Results Congratulations to all of our students on their amazing college admissions results! We are incredibly proud of our brilliant, hardworking, and dedicated students. Take a look at our 2019 college admissions results. This is just the beginning! Keep checking this blog for our most up-to-date results. Rank National University Number […]