Top Tier Admissions
Next up in our series highlighting early round acceptance rates at top colleges is the University of Southern California — the oldest private research university in the western United States with an undergraduate population of around 21,000. USC, located in Los Angeles, CA, consistently ranks in the Top 25 National Universities. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: […]
As of this morning, Brown is the third Ivy League school to reinstate standardized test scores, following Yale and Dartmouth’s lead and citing academic performance as the leading factor that influenced the decision. This announcement comes after an evaluation of the University’s undergraduate admissions policies was conducted by a committee appointed by President Christina H. Paxson and […]
As the number of humanities majors continues to shrink, is there a case to be made for the value of a college degree in, say, English or history? In the 2019-20 academic year, the proportion of bachelor’s degrees awarded in just engineering and computer science (12%) surpassed that of ALL humanities majors (11.7%) for the […]
Every spring, college admission rates dominate the headlines: “Duke Admits 4.8% of Regular Decision Applicants,” “Northeastern Acceptance Rate Drops to 5.6% After Record Number of Applicants,” “Yale Admits 2,234 Students, Acceptance Rate Shrinks to 4.46 Percent.” As parents and students clamor for a competitive edge, many are drawn to the disproportionately high admission rates from […]
Are you a natural problem-solver? Have you always excelled in math and science? Do you find yourself identifying needs in your community and looking for solutions? If the answer is yes, you might want to consider pursuing an engineering degree in college, where you can learn technical skills like data analysis and dive into emerging […]
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