When people find out what I do for a living, it opens the flood gates for what little Jenny or Johnny can do to get into Dream U.聽 鈥淲hat extra-curricular activities should they take?鈥澛� 鈥淲hat about community service?鈥澛� 鈥淚s it...Read More
With acceptance rates at highly selective colleges dropping down to single digits, some going as low as 2% (Carnegie Mellon Computer Science Department), it鈥檚 no wonder parents are reaching for ways to give their children an advantage (sometimes, even an...Read More
The 2019-2020 college application cycle is proving to be the most unpredictable in my decade-long career as an independent education consultant.聽 Whether it鈥檚 UT Austin who denied or CAPPed a startling number of qualified applicants due to over-enrollment by 1300...Read More
For many students, gaining admission to an 鈥淚vy League鈥� school is the pinnacle of academic accomplishment. With some of the lowest acceptance rates in the country (ranging from 3% – 9%)*, Ivy League schools maintain the ability to select and...Read More
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