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Cornell joins the rest of the Ivy ranks in historically low acceptance rates for the Class of 2025. With a 30% surge in application volume over last year’s pool of 51,500, Cornell received roughly 67,000 applications this past cycle and admitted 5,836—that makes for an 8.7% acceptance rate, down from 10.7% last year. For perspective, […]
The pandemic’s ripple effect on the college admissions landscape will continue to impact this year’s graduating class. As we reported last winter (Class of 2025—The Big Squeeze) the record-breaking volume of applicants reported by universities was due, in large part, to test-optional policies that will continue in part this year (and perhaps beyond). If you […]
Why Study in the United Kingdom? For high school students seeking an international education, UK schools provide many unique and exciting opportunities. The UK university system notably offers students the chance to focus on their academic specialization from the moment they arrive on campus. Schools in the UK are known for targeted coursework on a […]
Founded in 1789, Georgetown is the oldest Catholic and Jesuit university in the United States. Since then, Georgetown has grown to be a major international research university with nine schools, an affiliated hospital, and many top-ranked academic programs. Georgetown University comes in at #23 in the most recent US News and World Report rankings of […]
International students have long been eager to study in the U.S., drawn by the high quality of U.S. colleges and universities. Whether your goal is to study at Harvard, to study at UCLA, or another of the more than 3,700 four-year institutions of higher education in the U.S., you’ll find a diverse array of colleges […]
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