Here is a dirty little secret: some of the Common App essay prompts will bring you down like quicksand while others give you the exact structure and framing that you need to show and tell a story that colleges will love. In the … [Read More...]
How to get into the Ivy League – Ethically
So much of what you read, watch, or hear in the media is there to make you feel like it's impossible to get into Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, and Yale without cheating your way in or using some … [Read More...]
12 Reasons Scattergrams Lull Students Into a False Sense of Security
Scattergrams, the ubiquitous x/y axis graphs that have caught on like wildfire over the last twenty-five years because of their inclusion in Naviance, MaiaLearning, Cialfo, and other online college counseling tools used by thousands of American high … [Read More...]
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Impressive Acceptance Rate Transparency
Let's face it, these days so much of the world of undergraduate admissions is smoke a mirrors. Which makes it particularly noteworthy when a big institution like University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign goes out of its way to be transparent about the … [Read More...]
University of Southern California Adds Early Action Admissions Deadline
The University of Southern California, a selective private university in Los Angeles, has announced that it is introducing a November 1 Early Action admissions deadline for the 2022-2023 admission cycle. This is a big change for a university that … [Read More...]
UC Berkeley Announces Fall 2022 Admissions Updates
As we head into a new admissions cycle, University of California, Berkeley is announcing some changes in how it will consider applicants. UC Berkeley is joining the rest of the UC campuses in allowing students to select an alternative major on the … [Read More...]
Discover Colleges on a Map with College Overlook — and Analyze Your List Geographically
I'm Bob Poulsen, an Oregon parent of a high school senior. While researching colleges, I couldn't find an efficient web tool to display US colleges on a map. So, being a web designer, I built one! Let me show you some of the features of College … [Read More...]
The Ultimate Virtual College Admissions Library – 2022 Edition
The world of college admissions is constantly changing; therefore, it's important to keep the best college admissions recourses close at hand if you are to navigate the admissions process with aplomb. Luckily, we've done the heavy lifting for you. … [Read More...]
Want to Fix Financial Aid?
A previous post this year offered a couple of suggestions on how we can fix financial aid. If you missed that post, a quick summary: College costs too much; Most people don’t know how to pay for it; Financial aid forms are too lengthy; … [Read More...]
Should you respond to the Common App COVID-19 essay prompt?
Only sixteen percent of students responded to the optional Common App COVID-19 essay during the 2021-2022 admissions cycle. The prompt is question is as follows: Community disruptions such as COVID-19 and natural disasters can have deep and … [Read More...]
Most and Least Popular Common App Essay Prompts
Success in the college admissions process often comes down to one word: differentiation. Therefore, it makes a lot of sense to think long and hard about what Common App essay prompt you respond to in order to share the story you want to share in a … [Read More...]
Write Your Best Common App Essay: 2022-2023 Edition
Here is a dirty little secret: some of the Common App essay prompts will bring you down like quicksand while others give you the exact structure and framing that you need to show and tell a story that colleges will love. In the below thirty-minute … [Read More...]
Davidson becomes more selective in 2022
Davidson University in North Carolina has shared its 2021-2022 admissions cycle statistics, which reveal the small and selective school will remain just as small as ever while becoming slightly more selective. Davidson has the goal of enrolling 530 … [Read More...]
Pitt Offers the Perfect Rx for Future Pharmacists
While summer pre-college programs and camps focusing on business, engineering, and the arts get a lot of attention from high school students and their parents and a lot of promotion from the colleges offering them, not everyone wants to go into … [Read More...]
A Pre-College Program for Budding Environmentalists
Lots of students talk a good game when it comes to caring for the environment, but not nearly as many put their words into action. This summer, there's a pre-college program that will help students do just that. Students passionate about the … [Read More...]
University of Georgia Class of 2026 Stats
Yesterday afternoon, March 18, 2022, the University of Georgia released its final round of admissions decisions for first-year applicants to its Class of 2026. University of Georgia did require first-year applicants to submit test scores this … [Read More...]
The Perfect Gifts to Celebrate Getting Into College
Now that you've gotten into college, it's time to celebrate! Welcome to the Class of 2021 College Acceptance Gift Collection presented by Admissions.Blog. These gifts run the gamut from college apparel to dorm safety products. No matter your budget or needs, we've got the perfect college-themed gifts that are a fun or practical way of celebrating getting into college. So, what are you waiting for? Start Shopping … [Read More...]