Making the Most Out of Summer Activities Summers are a time for students to relax and rejuvenate––and after a challenging school year, you deserve it! Summer is also a perfect opportunity to build on your extracurricular activities, one of the...
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Why Your Student Should “Fall In Love” With Their Likely Schools
While it is common to hear a student rhapsodize over a reach school, it is unusual to hear much enthusiasm directed at a school that qualifies as a likely school for that same student. It’s not surprising that families focus...
Finding Balance: Thoughts on How to Select Classes for High School Students
Once upon a time… We had a student who was deciding whether or not to take AP Chemistry. To advise her, we asked her two questions. The first question we asked was: “If you take AP Chemistry, will you have...
An Honest Conversation About Grades
Let’s be honest. There’s a lot that goes into college applications: grades, test scores, recommendations, activities, and essays. It can be hard to figure out what is important and what’s not, and how to get real information about what matters. ...
How to Prepare for a College Interview
The college admissions process can be overwhelming. Beyond applications, essays, and standardized tests, some schools also require college interviews. So what is a college interview, and how should you prepare for one? Not all schools require, or even offer, interviews....
My College Application Essays VS ChatGPT
Much has already been said about ChatGPT. The Atlantic declared “The College Essay Is Dead”—but they are referring to the essays undergraduates write for college courses, not the essays that high school students must compose to apply for universities. ...
What To Do After Submitting Your College Applications
Congratulations! You are done submitting all of your college applications. But don’t be tempted to sit back and wait for decisions—there are plenty of steps you can still take to strengthen your chances of admission. Check Email, Voicemail, and Snail...
All about Deferrals
Getting deferred from your Early Decision or Early Action school is never the decision you were hoping for. But it does not close the door for you to be admitted later on. Students who work with Ivy Experience receive coaching...
The Five Things in Your Control
There are seemingly innumerable factors that go into every decision, whether it is an acceptance, deferral, waitlist, or rejection. Many of these factors, however, are outside of a student’s control. Just a few examples include what high school a student...