“I got an email from Princeton,” a senior proudly told me when I visited her Maryland high school. The student with a 3.7 GPA and a 1350...

Your ultimate guide to the college waitlist—how the waitlist works, steps to take, and how to improve your chance of admission.

As we head into the latter part of junior year, we begin working with our students to finalize their colleges lists to ensure they are...

Selective College Admissions—Why Yield Matters

There are many reasons why a student’s application may be deferred. Admissions officers may want to see grades from the fall...

“What do you mean UNC is a reach school for me? They have a 23% admit rate and my grades and test scores are in the 50th percentile!” ...

This is the final post in our four-part series deconstructing highly selective college admissions. Going to miss this? Don’t worry, we’ll...

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Seniors, More than a year ago, the world began to fall apart at the seams. I vividly remember the stress each of you was feeling and some...

You’ve waited for a decision since submitting your application back in October and just received one. It isn’t a yes and it isn’t a no....

The past week has been exciting as our daughters participated in March Madness mania for the first time–each of them carefully choosing...

During a recent meeting with a senior, X dramatically declared that waiting for admission decisions is the worst part of the whole...