- May 11, 2017
#BlackLivesMatters written 100 times gets student accepted into Stanford
Ziad Ahmed, a Bangladeshi-American teenager from New Jersey, wrote #BlackLivesMatter 100 times when asked in his Stanford University application "What matters to you and why?" Would you have done this? Do you believe this essay is suitable for top schools such as this one? Read the article about his essay: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/muslim-teenager-ziad-ahmed-blacklivesmatter-stanford-application-100-times-repeat-university-a7665591.html #collegeaccepta
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- Jul 1, 2016
Have you considered a MOOC?
A what you say? MOOCs stand for Massive Open Online Courses. Many students, especially those who are Seniors, are taking these free, no-credit online courses from institutions such as Harvard University all the way to Stanford University. Unfortunately, even though they were originally intended for college-level students, many high school students are taking them in order to pad their extracurricular activities over the summer. Would you consider taking a MOOC over the summ
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- May 20, 2016
Costco and the Ivy League
High School Senior, Brittany Stinson, got into 5 Ivy League schools and into Stanford University with a now famous and very mundane essay called simply "Costco". I mean what can be more mundane than a visit to Costco? Check it out! Do you think this is "Ivy-material"? http://www.businessinsider.com/high-school-senior-who-got-into-5-ivy-league-schools-shares-her-admissions-essay-2016-4?utm_content=bufferdc218&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer #com
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- Apr 8, 2016
Class of 2020 Admission Rates!
The New York Times' Frank Bruni published an opinion column on March 30, 2016 claiming that Stanford University had declined to admit anyone for the class of 2020. In other words, there would be no freshman class in the fall i.e. their acceptance rate was that of 0%. Even though this was meant to be a satire on the college admission process, pretty soon we may see many other popular schools having single digits acceptance rates as student population increases! Check out the A
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- Nov 20, 2015
180+ Test optional schools to apply to!
Do you feel like you didn't do very well in your SAT I, SAT II nor in your ACT exams? No worries! There are more than 180 schools that you can apply to that do not accept entrance exams. In this list, there are even top rated schools such as Bowdoin and Middlebuy in the Liberal Arts category and Wake Forest and New York University in the Universities categories. So do not worry and give it a shot! Oh, and when they mean optional, it truly means optional - do not send your sco
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- Sep 16, 2015
Why fit is more important than prestige
Just last week, US News and World Report magazine published their Best College Rankings for 2016. As much as this ranking is taken very seriously by students and their parents, it is not the only ranking out there. There are many others who are as equally informative as this one. Because of this, students should not exclusively rely on USNWR rankings to determine which schools to apply to. Instead, students should examine all rankings to get a sense of a college and see if it
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- Apr 1, 2015
Class of 2019 Admission Rates!
Every year, it is getting more and more competitive to enter into the top universities in the United States. Check out some of the Admission Rates for this year's Class of 2019: Admission Rate Admission Rate School Class of 2019 Class of 2018 Boston College 28.00% 33.60% Boston University 32.00%
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