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— Lynn O'Shaughnessy
Nationally Recognized College Expert
April 30, 2024
Outside of “Encourage your ultra-wealthy parents to donate a building” or “Be a heavily-recruited athlete who also happens to have an SAT score in the 99th percentile,” there is...
March 1, 2024
The waitlist: the limbo of the college admissions world. No doubt, it can certainly feel like purgatory for some. For the most part, all you can do is wait...
February 16, 2024
Should I waive my right to see my letters of recommendation? The short answer: YES. You should definitely waive your right to see letters of recommendation. Read on to...
February 9, 2024
When preparing your college applications, you might consider how much information to include. For example, it might concern you how much colleges need to know about your past academic...
January 25, 2024
In the early 1990s, the University of Pennsylvania was struggling to keep up with their fellow Ivy League universities and found themselves frequently relegated to “back-up plan” status among...
December 27, 2023
At their core, college admissions officers have a good deal in common with 7th graders. While they may not share the same hygiene issues, burgeoning rebellious spirit, or general...
With the majority of college application deadlines just days away, it’s important to perform a thorough review of your applications to help avoid making obvious mistakes that can negatively...
November 28, 2023
You might think you’ve got your college applications on lock, only to find out you need to learn how to use an entirely new tool. Maybe you’re staring at...
November 18, 2023
College admissions can be a stressful time for any high school student. Between factors like location, program offerings, and academics, there is a lot to consider. Additionally, you may...
September 18, 2023
This article will focus on business school acceptance rates, one of the primary ways that business schools are evaluated. Acceptance rates are a major factor when it comes to...
September 15, 2023
Last year, the University of California system received over 206,000 freshmen applications to its nine campuses. Additionally, they received another 40,000 transfer applications. In total, there are now a...
August 26, 2023
Among Ivy League universities, Columbia received the third-highest number of applications for a spot in their Class of 2027. Of the 57,129 applications received, just 3.9% were accepted, the...
August 24, 2023
Although Princeton has withheld admissions statistics for the Class of 2027, citing concerns with student anxiety levels, their last reported acceptance rate was 4.4% for the class of 2021-22....
August 11, 2023
The University of Pennsylvania accepted 40% of applicants back in 1980—as of 2023, that figure had plummeted to 7.4%. Those wanting to join the Quaker campus a generation ago...
Dartmouth receives the fewest number of applications of the eight Ivy League schools. There were 28,841 hopefuls for the Class of 2027, less than half the number at Columbia...
July 28, 2023
In 1997, UC Irvine received 17,000 applications and admitted two-thirds of that group. By 2007, applications had more than doubled and the acceptance rate had fallen to 56%. Fast-forward...
Those hoping to enter the Tar Heel Class of 2026 faced tougher competition than at any previous time in UNC Chapel Hill history. To quantify this assertion, there were...
July 26, 2023
The 2022-23 admissions cycle saw the nine undergraduate University of California campuses collectively attract an all-time record of 245,000+ applications; this represented a double-digit increase from three years prior....
July 14, 2023
All of the member schools within the Claremont Consortium have excellent reputations, but Pomona College and its 1,774 brilliant undergrads, edge out Claremont McKenna for the title of “Most...
The oldest university in the state of Texas, A&M has long outgrown the “Agricultural & Mechanical” portion of its name. More than 40,000 students applicants have applied for the...
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