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How to Use the Carnegie Mellon Common Data Set

Learn about Carnegie Mellon University's admissions process. Find out what factors are most important, what majors are popular, and how to stand out.

by Ben Bousquet, M.Ed

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How to Use the Occidental College Common Data Set

Learn how to use the Occidental College Common Data Set to your advantage when applying. Discover what admissions officers are looking for.

by Kylie Kistner, MA

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How to Use the Rutgers Common Data Set

Learn how to create a stronger Rutgers application with insights from the Rutgers Common Data Set. Rutgers values academic performance above all else.

by Alex McNeil, MA

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How to Use the American University Common Data Set

Learn how to use the American University Common Data Set. Find out what factors American University considers and how to boost your chances of...

by Kylie Kistner, MA

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How to Use the Penn State Common Data Set

Learn how Penn State evaluates applicants and what you need to know to create a winning application. Explore the Common Data Set admissions data.

by Ben Bousquet, M.Ed

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How to Use the UCSD Common Data Set

Learn about what UCSD admissions officers look for in your application, including GPA, class rank, essays, and extracurricular activities.

by Alex McNeil, MA

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How to Use the Emory Common Data Set

Discover how to use Emory University's Common Data Set to craft a standout application.

by Kylie Kistner, MA

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How to Use the UC Berkeley Common Data Set

Learn how to use UC Berkeley's Common Data Set to strengthen your application strategy and increase your chances of acceptance.

by Ben Bousquet, M.Ed

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How to Use the Northeastern Common Data Set

Understand how to use Northeastern's Common Data Set for a winning application strategy. GPA, test scores, and essays matter.

by Alex McNeil, MA

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How to Use the UCLA Common Data Set

Learn how to gain a competitive edge in your UCLA application by understanding what admissions officers value mos—GPA, essays, and extracurriculars.

by Kylie Kistner, MA

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How to Use the Notre Dame Common Data Set

Discover what Notre Dame looks for in applicants, understand its acceptance rate, and learn about its popular majors.

by Kylie Kistner, MA

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How to Use the Georgia Tech Common Data Set

Understand Georgia Tech’s admissions process, what factors are prioritized, and how to align your application for success.

by Alex McNeil, MA

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How to Use the Johns Hopkins Common Data Set

The Johns Hopkins Common Data Set tells us a lot about what JHU admissions officers look for in applications. From GPA to major choices, let's take a...

by Alex McNeil, MA

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How to Use the Pomona Common Data Set

The Pomona Common Data Set reveals information about admissions statistics, GPA requirements, standardized testing, and more. Let's take a look.

by Ben Bousquet, M.Ed

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How to Use the UVA Common Data Set

Applying to the University of Virginia? The UVA Common Data Set can help. You can use its admissions information to improve your application.

by Kylie Kistner, MA

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How to Use the Columbia Common Data Set

The Columbia Common Data Set reveals important admissions information about acceptance rate, GPA, testing, and more. Let's go through the numbers.

by Kylie Kistner, MA

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How to Use the Rice Common Data Set

Let's go through the Rice Common Data Set and look at information about Rice's acceptance rate, standardized test scores, average GPA, and popular...

by Ben Bousquet, M.Ed

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How to Use the Dartmouth Common Data Set

The Dartmouth Common Data Set gives us information about acceptance rate, the SATs, GPA, and more. We show you how to use data to improve your...

by Kylie Kistner, MA

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How to Use the Georgetown Common Data Set

The Georgetown Common Data Set gives us insight into Georgetown's admissions process. We look at application review, GPA statistics, major data, and...

by Alex McNeil, MA

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How to Use the Brown University Common Data Set

The Brown University Common Data Set will be one of your best application tools. Here, we go through all the admissions data and discuss how to use...

by Kylie Kistner, MA

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How to Use the University of Chicago Common Data Set

The University of Chicago Common Data Set can help you craft your application. Here, we walk you through all the UChicago admissions data.

by Alex McNeil, MA

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How to Use the Vanderbilt Common Data Set

We look at the Vanderbilt Common Data Set. It has lots of valuable admissions data, and it tells you exactly what Vanderbilt admissions officers look...

by Alex McNeil, MA

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How to Use the University of Michigan Common Data Set

Join us in exploring the University of Michigan Common Data Set. We look at GPA, standardized test scores, major popularity, and other admissions...

by Ben Bousquet, M.Ed

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How to Use the UPenn Common Data Set

The UPenn Common Data Set tells us a lot. We pull out the most important application, GPA, essay, and standardized test information for you.

by Alex McNeil, MA

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How to Use the Boston University Common Data Set

Let's look at the Boston University Common Data Set. You'll see how admissions officers evaluate your BU application, and you'll learn what GPA to...

by Kylie Kistner, MA

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How to Use the Purdue Common Data Set

Walk through the Purdue Common Data Set with us. You'll learn about what Purdue looks for in applicants, from GPA to essays to standardized test...

by Kylie Kistner, MA

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How to Use the Princeton Common Data Set

Let's go through the Princeton Common Data Set. From essays to GPA, you'll learn what Princeton admissions officers look for when evaluating...

by Kylie Kistner, MA

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How to Use the Tufts Common Data Set

Learn about the Tufts Common Data Set. We'll walk through the Tufts application evaluation process, average GPA and test scores, and most popular...

by Kylie Kistner, MA

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How to Use the Tulane Common Data Set

Take a look at the Tulane Common Data Set. It tells you what admissions officers are looking for in your application, and we explain how to stand out.

by Kylie Kistner, MA

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How to Use the Northwestern Common Data Set

We look at the Northwestern Common Data Set. You'll learn about the Northwestern application evaluation process, GPA requirements, and popular majors.

by Kylie Kistner, MA

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How to Use the NYU Common Data Set

Learn about the NYU Common Data Set. It has valuable admissions data, including information about popular majors and how applications are evaluated.

by Kylie Kistner, MA

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How to Use the Duke Common Data Set

We look at the Duke Common Data Set. Using admissions data about the evaluation process, GPA, and standardized testing, we give you application...

by Kylie Kistner, MA

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How to Use the USC Common Data Set

We go through the University of Southern California Common Data Set and talk about what USC looks for in applicants. We also look at popular majors.

by Kylie Kistner, MA

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How to Use the Stanford Common Data Set

We comb through the Stanford Common Data Set and pull out important data, including how applications are evaluated and what the most popular majors...

by Kylie Kistner, MA

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How to Use the Cornell Common Data Set

We go through the Cornell Common Data Set and extract key admissions information, including data about the selection process, GPA requirements, and...

by Kylie Kistner, MA

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How to Use the Yale Common Data Set

We walk through the Yale Common Data Set and look at how Yale admissions officers evaluate applications. We also look at GPA and major data.

by Kylie Kistner, MA

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How to Use the MIT Common Data Set

We look at the MIT Common Data Set and how MIT evaluates applicants and look at the MIT acceptance rate. We also look at the most popular majors at...

by Kylie Kistner, MA

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How to Use the Common Data Set

We explain what the Common Data Set is and why it's so important. We show you how to use a school's Common Data Set to inform your application...

by Alex McNeil, MA

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