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Decision Results 2022-2023 Pinboard
by Shalane | March 29, 2023 | Blog, Blog Posts, Uncategorized
Application decision results are coming in! Read our live-updates on admission decisions for 2022-2023.

Command Education’s 5 Tips to Navigating Course Selection: Here’s how to develop an Ivy-worthy transcript
by Shalane | March 21, 2023 | Blog, Blog Posts
hat does your transcript say about you? Despite what you may think, the classes you choose to take can speak volumes to an admissions committee about what kind of student you are and where your passions lie.

Bard College drops out of U.S. News Rankings As U.S. News Pushes Back
by Shalane | March 15, 2023 | Blog Posts
This week, Bard College in upstate New York became the latest institution to announce that it will drop out of the U.S. News & World Report annual ranking system. The announcement follows on the heels of several other institutions, like

2 Brown University athletes sue Ivy League, alleging “price-fixing”
by Anais Kessler | March 15, 2023 | Blog Posts
One current basketball player and one former basketball player from Brown University filed a federal lawsuit in Hartford, Connecticut against the entire Ivy League athletic conference, according to Providence Business News. The lawsuit accuses the eight Ivy League universities of

Columbia University Will Be Permanently Test-Optional
by Shalane | March 9, 2023 | Blog Posts
Columbia University announced that they will not require standardized test scores in their admissions process going forward. The move follows years of test-optional admissions which began during the pandemic in 2020.

Key Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s Student Loan Hearings
by Anais Kessler | March 6, 2023 | Blog Posts
Supreme Court heard just over three hours of oral arguments for two separate cases on the legality of President Biden’s executive action to relieve student loans for tens of millions of Americans, as some of those affected by the ruling

The University of California Sees a Dip in Out-of-State and International Applications and Bans Fully Online Degrees
by Anais Kessler | March 3, 2023 | Blog Posts
The University of California (UC) applications for out-of-state and international students declined this past application cycle. According to Teresa Watanabe of the Los Angeles Times, “UC drew 206,405 applications for first-year seats, a 2% decline from last year, with international

The College Board Changes its Curriculum for AP African American Studies After Criticism From Florida Lawmakers
by Shalane | February 24, 2023 | Blog Posts
The College Board’s release of its official AP African American Studies course curriculum has been met with controversy due to its revisions. The revised curriculum no longer includes topics that were seen as controversial, such as reparations, critical race theory,

RISD Withdraws from U.S. News Rankings
by Shalane | February 17, 2023 | Blog Posts
The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) announced its withdrawal from U.S. News & World Report’s annual undergraduate rankings. Over the past few months, multiple medical and law schools have dropped out of U.S. News rankings. According to Inside Higher

February Resource Roundup
by Shalane | February 2, 2023 | Blog Posts
While the new semester brings exciting new possibilities and fresh starts, it can also usher in a host of additional questions and concerns for high school students. As seniors anxiously await college decisions, juniors are beginning to craft their college