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Johns Hopkins University will reintroduce standardized testing requirements beginning with those seeking admission for the fall 2026 semester to the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences or the Whiting School of Engineering. For rising seniors (those applying for admission in fall 2025), submitting an ACT or SAT score is encouraged, but not required. JHU, considered […]
Northwestern University, located in Evanston, Illinois, is ranked #9 on the most recent U.S. News & World Report’s list of National Universities. 70% of its more than 8.5k undergraduate students live on campus. Northwestern also competes in NCAA Division I sports in the Big Ten conference. Northwestern had an acceptance rate of 8% for the […]
Duke University, located in Durham, North Carolina, is consistently ranked a top-ten school associated with the Ivy-plus colleges and Southern Ivies. Duke had an overall acceptance rate of 5.1% for the Class of 2028. Duke’s one required supplemental essay this year asks (in their own words), “Why Us?” However, Duke also offers five additional optional […]
Boston College, a top Jesuit university in Massachusetts, released its supplemental essay prompts for the upcoming 2024-2025 application cycle, which will remain the same as last year. Students applying to BC must respond to one of four possible essay questions unless they’re applying to the Human-Centered Engineering major, in which case they must only respond […]
Yale University’s supplemental essay prompts for the upcoming 2024-2025 application cycle will remain the same as last year. While the long list of supplemental essay questions for Yale might seem overwhelming at first, it’s actually a fantastic opportunity to make your application stand out. These essays, particularly the short and quirky prompts, give you the […]
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