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Everyone knows the top schools look for students with academic track records that back up their ambitions. But you may be wondering what your chances are with your current high school GPA. Exactly how strong does your academic performance need to be? Can you get into the Ivy League with mostly A’s and a couple of B’s?

Common App Activities: How to Fit More Than 10 Extracurriculars on Your List Preparing your Common App activities can be just as stressful as completing the personal statement and college-specific supplements. This is especially true when your list of activities exceeds the limit set by the Common App! For some students, the 10 spaces for

The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is your ticket to law school. A good score on this exam can open doors, and a bad score can close them. The LSAT has a scary reputation, and for good reason: it’s not like other tests. Modify your LSAT prep accordingly and you'll set yourself up for success.

It’s a long road to the perfect personal statement. When it’s time to use editing techniques, you should have already written many drafts. You may have changed topics or directions several times. You could easily be on your tenth or fifteenth draft. I bet you’ve experienced a fair amount of writer’s block along the way! Reaching the fine-tuning phase is an accomplishment in itself.

The University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom is one of the oldest surviving universities in the world (established 1209). Most Americans will have heard of Cambridge and its slightly-older brother (Oxford), and most will liken it to the names of some of America’s great universities—Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and so on.

When you finally hit submit, your 13-page college application is buried in a digital stack of thousands. Your job as an applicant: stand out from everyone else in the pile. This is no easy feat. Many strong applicants make college application mistakes that unfortunately seal their fate.

New Haven, Connecticut - August 15, 2018 – InGenius Prep has been recognized as the fastest growing admissions counseling company in America. The company ranked in the top 15% (#657) of all U.S. private companies in terms of annual growth on the highly prestigious Inc. 5000 list. In addition, InGenius Prep ranked as the 2nd fastest-growing company in Connecticut, and the 15th fastest-growing education company.

This winter, after weeks, months, and years (yes, years) of preparation, you are going to submit your college applications. But don’t you want to know what happens next?

With the Harvard lawsuit at the forefront of the news, racial bias and the role of diversity have become the most pressing issues in college admissions today. It is important to understand all of the factors that come into play once you submit your application. Watch Susan Shifflett, one of our Former Admissions Officers from Yale, provide her perspective on CNBC's Power Lunch segment. See the full CNBC interview here!

Washington University in—St. Louis? Sometimes I see a puzzled expression cross the face of a stranger when I finish saying the name of my alma mater. But to me, Washington University IN St. Louis makes perfect sense. After all, my undergraduate experience at Wash U was shaped by the school community and the city surrounding it. I would not change one thing.