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California Institute of Technology, also known as Caltech, is a private research university in Pasadena, California known for its strong engineering program. Considered an Ivy Plus school, Caltech is one of the most selective “test-blind” colleges in the nation with a sub-3% acceptance rate for the Class of 2028. Caltech changes its supplemental essay questions […]
The University of Chicago, currently ranked #12 in the U.S. News and World Report rankings of National Universities (tied with Columbia and Cornell), is also considered an Ivy Plus school. UChicago is known for asking unique and provocative supplemental essay questions which change every year. The 6 options are inspired by ideas from newly admitted […]
New York University, a private school founded in 1831, currently enrolls over 28,000 undergraduate students, including the largest number of international students at any American university. In addition to its flagship campus in New York City, NYU has degree-granting campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai and encourages global education and engagement. Admissions to all three […]
Harvard University, located in Cambridge, MA, was founded in 1636 and is currently ranked #3 in National Universities by the 2024 U.S. News & World Report. Harvard accepted 3.59% of regular decision applicants and 8.74% of early action applicants to the Class of 2028. Despite Harvard’s previous commitment to remaining test-optional through the Class of […]
The University of Michigan, a public research university located in the vibrant college town of Ann Arbor, Michigan, is considered both a “Public Ivy” and one of the “New Ivies.” It is ranked as having the #3 best psychology program, #4 best business program and, #5 best undergraduate engineering program by the U.S. News & […]
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