The Ivy Experience College Application Essay Prompt Database 2019-2020
While most students will have to write a personal statement for the Common App or Coalition, many universities change their...
The Vine
A blog where Ivy Experience disentangles college admissions.Information for Athletic Recruits
Guest post by Matthew Gnall The Athletic Advantage Forced to transparency by the SFFA lawsuit, Harvard revealed in a report...
List of Our Students’ College Acceptances 2019
Allgeheny American Amherst Arizona State University Auburn Babson Bard Barnard Baylor Belmont Bloomsburg Boston College Boston University Bowdoin Brandeis Brown...
State of Admissions 2019
‘The Most Competitive Admissions Cycle Ever’ – Again If you have read any articles on admissions statistics this month, you...
Maximizing College Visits – the “Why College” Essay
We all know campus visits are an important part of applying to college – they can give students and families...
7 Common Mistakes on the Common App
If you are applying to college, you will almost certainly be using the Common Application. The original intent behind the...
What Does the UC System Value in an Applicant?
The University of California system recently published a list of 14 factors they weigh in evaluating every student’s application. While...
Pitt and Penn State Join the Common App!
Another year, another group of schools joining the Common Application. Notable for many of our students are the additions of...
State of Admissions 2018
This is our first (of what we intend to be annual) State of Admissions – an email that recaps our...
How to approach the Common App essays (2018-2019)
The Common App recently released the prompts for the 2018-2019 personal statement. After making some tweaks for the past few...
What is the Coalition Application?
In this Q-&-A-style guest post by Philadelphia area college guru Cigus Vanni (edited by Ivy Experience), Cigus explains what rising...
Why work with Ivy Experience on essays?
With college essays and applications looming on the horizon, you may feel overwhelmed by what is ahead. What are colleges...
Top Ten Common App FAQ’s
The Common App is intended to save you time, energy, and stress in the college application process. It is meant...