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Stanford Law School Admissions: What To Know

Post by: Dr. Kristen Willmott November 2020 is a busy month for LSAT test takers and there are four LSAT flex online options: November 7th, 8th, 10th, and 11th. If you’re taking the LSAT, be sure you utilize LSAC’s free LSAT prep package and read up on the complexities of the new online LSAT flex. […]

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Do College Rankings Really Matter?

In September, U.S. News & World Report, the leading authority in college rankings, announced the 2021 U.S. News Best Colleges list. For the 10th straight year, Princeton University has earned the #1 spot, followed by Harvard University and Columbia University. Likewise, on the list of National Liberal Arts Colleges, Williams College has maintained its #1 position, with Amherst […]

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MIT Sloan Flips to Test Optional

Post by: Dr. Kristen Willmott We are working with our grad school applicants who are putting the final touches on their applications, as well as new applicants who are seizing the day and applying to graduate school in this unprecedented time, or as we’ve called it, the best year in history to apply to graduate school. Some […]

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Why Early Decision Still Makes Sense for Many Students

Post by: Dr. Michele Hernandez We’ve had vigorous debates on this blog and with students and parents about the merits of early decision. As a brief primer, both early action and early decision have early November deadlines, but early action is NON binding (you do not have to say “yes”) while early decision is binding (you […]

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Admissions in the Time of COVID-19: Part One

PART 1:  Testing & Transcripts Part one in a three-part series that looks at how the admissions process will need to adapt this year due to COVID-19. The selective college admissions application review process, which is challenging and opaque even in the best of times, will need to undergo significant shifts as COVID-19 continues to […]

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