Top Tier Admissions
Cornell University, located in rural Ithaca, New York, approximately 220 miles northwest of New York City, is a private Ivy League research university founded in 1865. It is the largest land-grant university in New York state. Cornell’s eight undergraduate colleges and schools – the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; the College of Architecture, Art […]
Cornell is one of the hardest Ivies to decode because its admissions process is not organized around a single undergraduate admissions pool. Cornell’s famous motto, “any person…any study,” feels expansive, inclusive, and open-ended. And, in many ways, it is. But from an admissions standpoint, Cornell is highly structured: applicants apply directly to one of Cornell’s […]
In late May 2026, Yale University Admissions announced an update to its standardized testing policy. Starting in the 2026-2027 application cycle, all first-year applicants will be required to submit either an ACT or SAT score, and AP/IB scores cannot be substituted to meet this testing requirement. This policy change reverses the test-optional and test-flexible policies […]
Dartmouth College, located in Hanover, New Hampshire, is a private Ivy League institution founded in 1769. It ranks #13 in a tie with Brown University, according to U.S. News & World Report 2026 Best Colleges. It’s also ranked No. #3 in Best Undergraduate Teaching. Dartmouth Acceptance Rate According to The Dartmouth, the College’s daily newspaper, […]
The University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), located in the heart of West Philadelphia, ranks #7 in a four-way tie between Penn, Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, and Northwestern University, according to U.S. News & World Report 2026 Best Colleges. Penn’s rank represents a three-spot jump from its 2025 rank at #10. The Class of 2030 Applicant […]
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