The hidden driver of college admissions?
With the increasingly competitive nature of college admissions and the less predictable results that many schools are seeing, we thought...
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Aug 13
Quality Public Universities That Are More Accessible?
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC) is the research arm of the National Student Clearinghouse, a non-profit that...
Aug 1
AI, Technology and Admissions
With the recent publication of a number of articles discussing AI and its potential impact on the college admissions process, we have...
Jul 12
Understanding Early Decision Odds
The summer break presents students and their families with an opportunity to put together their college admissions strategy. Early...
Jun 6
Social Media and College Admissions
With the Gaza-related campus protests of the past few months, parent questions and concerns about social media and social media postings...
May 5
Summertime and College Admissions
With 95% of colleges utilizing a holistic admissions decision process, families have been struggling for several years to determine how...
May 1
Schools with High Acceptance Rates and Strong Post-Graduate Employment Data
With tuitions hitting record high levels and a seemingly endless parade of negative news around colleges, families are increasingly...
Mar 31
More on AI and College Admissions
Recently, there has been a great deal of focus on AI’s impact on college essays, but less on its broader effect on admissions. A fairly...
Mar 18
Changes in Standardized Testing
With Yale, Dartmouth ,Brown and UT Austin all bringing back standardized testing requirements in one form or another we have received a...
Feb 13
AI and the College Admissions Process
The impact of AI on all parts of society has been a hot button issue in the press for many months. While there has been a great deal of...
Jan 3
Exploring the Latest Shifts in College Admissions: What's New for the New Year?
The early read on the current admissions season points to another year of increasing difficulty. While it isn’t a complete surprise that...
Dec 9, 2023
Navigating the New Norm: Understanding the Subtle Changes in College Admissions for 2023-24
As the 2023-24 admissions cycle progresses and the news and noise related to changes in Affirmative Action quiets down a bit, we have...
Nov 10, 2023
Why Personality Matters: Examining the Role of Character Traits in College Admissions
Much has been made of the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision on Affirmative Action and how it might change college admissions. Many...
Oct 9, 2023
Yield Management and Admissions
The increasing use and sophistication of technology in admissions as well as generally pressured yield rates and concerns about them make...
Sep 10, 2023
Changes in Admissions 2023-24
The recent Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action has created a great deal of uncertainty with both our school and individual...
Aug 14, 2023
Writing Better College Essays
Essays are an important part of the college application process at the vast majority of colleges and universities in America, especially...
Jul 11, 2023
Volunteering and College Admissions
With studies showing that "holistic" admissions is practiced by 95% of the selective colleges in America, understanding the factors that...
Jun 2, 2023
College Admissions in the Summertime
The summer is a slower time for college admissions offices and regional admissions representatives. While representatives welcome campus...
Apr 23, 2023
Careful With College Tours
Spring and the completion of the college admissions process for this year's senior class brings a change in focus at most schools. With...
Apr 3, 2023
State Universities with Improving Out of State Admissions Odds?
With regular decision acceptances out and data for the current admissions cycle getting released, the headline numbers seen by most...
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