Top Tier Admissions
In spring of 2022 Princeton announced that, for the first time in recent history, they would not be releasing admissions data on the pool of applicants to the Class of 2026. Instead, they provided an info sheet on the University website that focuses on the matriculating class. What we know: a total of 1,500 students […]
You did it! You submitted your Early Decision and Early Action applications, and you are now resisting the urge to refresh your email as you await good news. For many students, the next few weeks will be filled with dreams of acceptance and worries about rejection. But there is another response you might receive from […]
In the world of college admissions, this is a stressful time of year. As soon as seniors finished their dash across the finish line of early round deadlines, they barely came up for air before diving back into UC and regular decision applications. Juniors are feeling the pressure, too, as they take the SAT/ACT and […]
On Monday, October 31, 2022, the Supreme Court heard five hours of oral arguments on two important cases that could decide the future of affirmative action in college admissions and whether an applicant’s race can be considered in a holistic review process. The two cases, brought by Students for Fair Admissions, approach the question of […]
For those with a top-choice Early Decision and/or Early Action school, you’ve hit “submit” or are poised to do so before the next deadline. Congrats! The college admissions landscape has changed dramatically over the years but two things are consistent: 1. Odds still go WAY up at most schools in the early rounds and 2. […]
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