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Located in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, Trinity College is a selective liberal arts institution known for its rigorous academics, vibrant campus life, and close-knit community. With a 9:1 student-to-faculty ratio and over 75% of classes enrolling 20 or fewer students, Trinity offers students meaningful engagement across disciplines, from STEM and business to the humanities. But academic […]
New York University (NYU), located in the heart of Lower Manhattan, draws students who thrive in a vibrant, fast-paced city environment. An NYU education immerses students in a world of energy and opportunity; with the vast resources of both the university and New York City, it offers an enriching and dynamic college experience. Through its […]
After surviving the academic marathon of junior year, with its gauntlet of APs, SAT/ACT prep, and college visits, many high school seniors are already feeling the weight of college application season. One glance at a growing college list, and it hits: an avalanche of supplemental essays asking you to bare your soul in 200-300 words, […]
Back to school season is here! For high school seniors, that means a lot of last firsts: last first day of high school, last first Senior Trip, and the last first college applications. Soak. It. All. In. Although deadlines are approaching for early action and the first round of early decision, there is still time […]
The passing of Labor Day signals the unofficial end of summer for high schoolers, and cooling fall breezes bring college application deadlines into view. In search of inspiration for starting their main Common Application essay, many seniors will turn to troves of examples like Johns Hopkins’ Essays That Worked or the Harvard Crimson’s book of […]
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