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WHAT IS A JESUIT EDUCATION? A Jesuit college is an institution founded by and is run by members of an apostolic Roman Catholic community known as the Society of Jesus (a Jesuit order). There are 27 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States whose mission is to educate students through a focus on spirituality, social justice, […]
How has your experience working as Associate Dean of Admissions at Pomona College informed your approach to Private Counseling? There are a lot of commonalities: working in college admissions at a highly selective private college involves working closely with students and families from all over the world to address their concerns about college fit and […]
As ChatGPT continues to evolve, the chorus of concerns has become louder: how will this impact teaching? learning? college admissions? Media coverage about ChatGPT has advanced both alarmist scenarios (artificial intelligence is replacing human intelligence!) and rosy predictions about increased educational efficiency and interactive learning. For students on the brink of applying to college, the […]
Originally a football conference, the Ivy League has become broadly equated with the nation’s oldest, most selective, and most academically respected schools. Ranging from urban Columbia and UPenn to the more rural Dartmouth and Cornell, the “Ivy” moniker ties these schools together more by association and history than by any one collective attribute. As a […]
Parents often ask us what their children can do in middle school to begin preparing for the college admissions process. You might be wondering, “Is it too early to think about college?” After all, college admissions officers generally only look at students’ high school records. In reality, however, the choices students make in middle school […]
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