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Congratulations on submitting all of your college applications! Now that you have spent the last few months making your applications as strong as possible, you may be wondering what to do as you await your admissions decisions. Your next steps

This winter’s rapid rise in coronavirus cases has demanded a response from Ivy League schools’ administration and campus officials. Each school has responded differently, though most are requiring students, faculty and staff to receive booster shots. Some schools are hosting

What to do if you are accepted, deferred or rejected Early Decision Results are Here! While December is typically a month for gathering with family and friends at the peak of the holiday season, it is also when seniors who

Class of 2025 Early Acceptance Rates and Dates Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the admissions landscape for Ivy League schools has seen drastic changes, both in terms of application requirements and number of applicants. Every school saw a huge jump

Excited to begin their new journey in college, incoming freshmen are often surprised that their introductory courses have unexpectedly difficult curricula: hours of work, crushing exams, and enigmatic concepts. Sometimes, the curriculum might demand a style of studying and learning

For musically gifted students with an excellent academic background, choosing whether to attend a college or a conservatory can seem like an impossible task. Fortunately, with many top schools offering dual-degree programs in music, students have the option to attend

As Ivy League schools have welcomed students back for the fall semester, administrators and faculty have taken various approaches to optimizing the endemic learning experience. With most schools emphasizing a transition back to the classroom, students and professors have voiced

Yale University is currently in the midst of a debate surrounding legacy admissions. In October, the Yale College Council Senate (YCC), a “policy advocacy body that seeks to promote the student voice to Yale administrators,” passed a resolution calling for

In years past, the college admissions process was about grades and test scores. You did well in class, studied for the SAT, participated in several extracurriculars, sent in your applications, and were likely to get admitted to a selective college.

Having received a record number of applicants for the 2021-2022 school year, Harvard University hit their lowest acceptance rate of 3.43%, as compared to the previous year’s 4.5%. The Harvard Crimson conducted their annual freshman survey, to which 75% of