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Friday, January 26, 2024
IvyWise On-Demand: College Admissions 101 Series: Bringing the College Admissions Rubric to Life with Case Studies

IvyWise On-Demand: College Admissions 101 Series: Bringing the College Admissions Rubric to Life with Case Studies

Events College Admissions 101 Series: Bringing the College Admissions Rubric to Life with Case Studies DATE AND TIME On Demand Free Register ABOUT THIS EVENT When it comes down to two applicants, how do colleges decide which student gets in and why? Join IvyWise college admissions counselors - each with experience in admissions committees making tough decisions in the room where it all happens - as they demystify how U.S.
Monday, November 30, 2015
Admission Statistics

Admission Statistics

College Admission Statistics The admissions process, while time-consuming and complex, is also fun and fascinating. Below, we've included some important college admissions statistics, facts, and figures that will help you understand the trends in admission over the past decade. 2023 college admission rates dropped as low as 3.
Thursday, September 28, 2023
5 Most Frequently Asked Questions as a Counselor and Former Admissions Officer

5 Most Frequently Asked Questions as a Counselor and Former Admissions Officer

In a recent interview on the Smartless podcast, renowned scientist and MIT professor Max Tegmark was asked how he explains his job to people he just met. If he doesn’t feel like talking to the person asking, he explained, he simply says he works in physics, which is boring and confusing enough that there are typically no follow-up questions. If he feels like talking, however, he calls himself an astronomer, which usually leads to more interesting and entertaining conversations.
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Summer College Prep: Evaluating Test-Optional Policies, Transcripts, and Extracurriculars

Summer College Prep: Evaluating Test-Optional Policies, Transcripts, and Extracurriculars

Summer can be a time for sleeping in, seeing friends and family, and almost forgetting you were a student for a bit. But it’s also an opportunity to work on projects you didn’t have time for during the school year. The real question is how to balance the summer with relaxing and being both personally and academically productive.
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
How to Self-Study for AP Exams

How to Self-Study for AP Exams

In light of the recent dissolution of the SAT Subject Tests by the College Board, many students in the US and around the world are wondering how now to demonstrate their academic knowledge to universities. While stellar grades, internships, and independent research will always remain a core part of this process, we also know that some colleges still value being able to compare student achievement in standardized test settings. If you’re already enrolled in AP or IB courses at your school, good news!
Thursday, July 19, 2018
College Admissions Relationship Management for Parents

College Admissions Relationship Management for Parents

When it comes to maintaining positive relationships between parents and students during the college admissions process, there is no foolproof way to manage the stresses that can arise as a result of this intensive process. However, there are tools that parents can utilize to avoid and mitigate any conflict, and this crash course in College Admissions Relationship Management 101 can help! Course Description College Admissions Relationship Management (CARM) is rapidly becoming an important new initiative for parents trying to improve the relationship between themselves and their college bound teenagers.
Monday, January 25, 2016
How the Admissions Committee Review Process Works

How the Admissions Committee Review Process Works

IvyWise counselors Carolyn, Victoria, and Zach review one of our pro bono students' profile, transcript, Common App personal statement, and Stanford University Supplements on the Just Admit It! college admissions podcast, giving listeners expert insight from former admissions officers. Listen Now!
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
College Admission Trends Over the Last 10 Years

College Admission Trends Over the Last 10 Years

The college admissions process is constantly changing, and the process today is different than it was 10, or even five, years ago. Understanding college admission trends, changes, and what influences them is important when preparing to apply to college. Here’s how college admissions has changed over the last 10 years, and how it affects students applying to college today.
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
QUIZ: Do You Know The Truth About College Admissions?

QUIZ: Do You Know The Truth About College Admissions?

With all of the stress, pressure and confusion surrounding the college admissions process, it's no wonder that people start to develop their own theories on how it all works. You've likely heard a "secret" admissions rumor from a friend of a friend that has made you panic. But what is the truth?
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
SAT vs. ACT: Which College Entrance Exam Should You Take?

SAT vs. ACT: Which College Entrance Exam Should You Take?

IvyWise counselors Nat and Eric offer advice on when and how students should start planning for standardized testing and discuss the important distinction between test-optional' and 'test-blind' on the college admissions podcast, giving listeners expert insight from former admissions officers. Listen Now! More than 2,000 U.
Sunday, February 2, 2020
2024 College Admissions Trends and Insights from the Experts

2024 College Admissions Trends and Insights from the Experts

It’s important for college-bound students to stay up to date on the latest college admissions trends. With the 2023-24 admissions cycle underway, now is an excellent time to reflect on recent updates and keep an eye toward the future. 2023 continued the trend of tremendous change that affected almost every aspect of college-bound students’ lives — including the college admissions process.
Thursday, October 26, 2017
How College Admissions Decisions Are Made and What to Do Next

How College Admissions Decisions Are Made and What to Do Next

IvyWise counselors Victoria and Christine break down the college admissions rubric and discuss examples of different hard and soft factors that admissions officers evaluate on the college admissions podcast, giving listeners expert insight from former admissions officers. Listen Now! When making admissions decisions, colleges and universities in the US don’t just look at grades and test scores.
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
The Case for Reviving the Humanities

The Case for Reviving the Humanities

Once upon a time, it was cool to study history and literature, but this fall, some of the most in-demand college classes will not be covering Shakespeare or the Cold War, or even supply and demand, but rather the language , that of zeroes and ones. Last year, for example, over 500 (or nearly one in 10) undergraduates filled CPSC 100, a.k.
Thursday, February 11, 2016
The Truth About Affirmative Action for Men

The Truth About Affirmative Action for Men

In 2006, Kenyon College’s Dean of Admissions, Jennifer Delahunty Britz, wrote a New York Times editorial apologizing “To All The Girls I’ve Rejected”—those female Kenyon applicants who were denied admission in favor of what are now considered rare and valuable male applicants. Since then, the ratio of female students in applicant pools has only gotten bigger. A recent article on NYTimes.
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