The Best Extracurricular Activities for Ivy League Admissions
Discover the importance of extracurriculars in Ivy League admissions, learn common mistakes to avoid, and understand the best strategies to create a...
The Harvard Admissions Lawsuit and What It Means for You
The Harvard Admissions lawsuit revealed a lot about Harvard's admissions process. You can use that information as you prepare your application.
How to Write the Columbia Supplemental Essays
We'll go through the Columbia supplemental essays, including the Columbia list questions and the Columbia short answer questions.
How to Get into Columbia University
To get into Columbia University, good grades alone aren't enough. You also need a compelling application narrative that shows your alignment with...
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.
How to Write the Dartmouth Supplemental Essays
Your Dartmouth supplemental essays are crucial. We'll go through all the Dartmouth supplemental prompts and give you strategies for answering them.
How to Get into Dartmouth
Ready to tackle your Dartmouth application? Let's go over the GPA, extracurriculars, coursework, and strategy you'll need if you want to get in.
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...
How to Write the Brown Supplemental Essays
Ready to ace your Brown supplemental essays? We'll walk through all three prompts together and talk about how to answer them effectively.
How to Get into Brown University
Wondering how to get into Brown? So are nearly 50,000 other applicants! In this post, we talk through a few strategies to help you beat the odds.
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...
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.
How to Get Into Yale
Learn how to get into Yale. It isn't easy to be admitted to one of the top schools in the country, and one of the most well-known Ivy League schools.
How to Write the UPenn Supplemental Essays
Learn how to crack the three supplemental essays required by the University of Pennsylvania.
How to Write the Princeton Supplemental Essays
Learn about how to approach the Princeton University supplemental essays. There are three types, and we cover how to approach all three of them.
How to Get into UPenn
Getting into the University of Pennsylvania isn't easy. In this guide, you'll learn our best tips about crafting a strategic application.
How to Get into Princeton
To get into Princeton, you'll need more than good grades. You'll need a strong application strategy. We show you exactly what that means in this post.
How to Use the Harvard Common Data Set
The Harvard University Common Data Set is a powerful tool for understanding Harvard's admissions priorities.
How to Get into Cornell
Learn about the four criteria Cornell University uses to determine who gets in. We break down exactly what it takes to get into Cornell.
How to Get Into Harvard
So, you want to know how to get into Harvard? We serve up everything we know about how to crack the crown jewel of the Ivy League. Buckle up.
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...
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...
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.
How to Write the Yale Supplemental Essays
We show you all of the Yale supplemental essays and short answer questions. We explain how to write Yale supplemental essays that stand out.
How to Write the Cornell Supplemental Essays
We go through all of the Cornell supplemental essay prompts, and we give you advice for writing your responses.
How to Write the Harvard Supplemental Essays
We go through all of the Harvard supplemental essay prompts. We show you how to write compelling essays for each Harvard supplemental essay prompt.
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