Applying to college can be full of surprises, including some statistics about the process. Below we share some of the...

It is a great feeling once your essays and applications; you’ve heard back from colleges, and are finally able to...

Many colleges and universities ask applicants to choose their course of study, or major, in their applications. Not all students...

Writing a personal statement can be a difficult task for students. Used to writing analytical essays for their classes, students...

Writing a personal statement is ultimately personal. However, just like admissions officers, each of our essay coaches has their own...

We are going to be honest with you: there is no good time to write college essays. There are only...

So, your application has been waitlisted. Now what?  A waitlist decision is never what you were hoping for and can...

Get to know our essay coaches! We sat down to interview Angelica Wekwete, one of our College Admissions Specialists. What...

Get to know our essay coaches! We sat down to interview Teddy Allor, one of our College Admissions Specialists. What...

Get to know our essay coaches! We sat down to interview H. Ulrich, one of our College Admissions Specialists. What...

Get to know our essay coaches! We sat down to interview Eric Karlan, one of our co-founders.  What changes to...

Get to know our essay coaches! We sat down to interview Jordan Holmes, one of our College Admissions Specialists. What...

While it is common to hear a student rhapsodize over a reach school, it is unusual to hear much enthusiasm...

Get to know our essay coaches! We sat down to interview Alyssa Coltrain, our Assistant Director of College Admissions.  What...

Get to know our essay coaches! We sat down to interview Caroline Cilio, one of our College Admissions Specialists.  What...

The college admissions process can be overwhelming. Beyond applications, essays, and standardized tests, some schools also require college interviews. So...

  Much has already been said about ChatGPT. The Atlantic declared “The College Essay Is Dead”—but they are referring to...

Congratulations! You are done submitting all of your college applications. But don’t be tempted to sit back and wait for...

Getting deferred from your Early Decision or Early Action school is never the decision you were hoping for. But it...

College application deadlines are just around the corner, and financial aid forms are made available on October 1! Read on...

Whether it is a pandemic or not, whether you can visit or not, you will eventually want to reach out...

Often our students aren’t excited about the idea of liberal arts colleges, believing them to be too small, expensive, or...

What’s the difference between early action and early decision? What about single-choice early action? How do I choose? The way...

In recent years, many colleges and universities have expanded their supplemental college essay prompts to include topics about diversity, equity,...

Beyond essays, applications, grades, and activities, what more can your student do to strengthen their application at their dream school?  ...

When thinking about how to pay for college, many families immediately turn to student loans. But there are thousands of...

Your student has worked hard all through high school, and now it’s time to apply to college. Hopefully, their grades...

As students build their college lists, they may have a balance of likely, target, and reach schools.  Likely schools are...

We see the headlines every year: Student gets into _____ of the eight Ivy League schools to which they applied....

I have no idea.   That is not an uncommon answer when we ask students what they want to study in...

Ideally, students complete the bulk of their college applications during the summer after 11th grade. But when it comes to...

Look Within  Our advice is to look within when beginning your college search. Remember that you are not just looking...

Where to start Without the option to visit colleges in-person, virtual tours and online content can provide a bridge and...

With continuing uncertainty about when (and if) schools will resume this spring, we recognize that juniors and families will have questions...

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While most students will have to write a personal statement for the Common App or Coalition, many universities change their...

Guest post by Matthew Gnall The Athletic Advantage Forced to transparency by the SFFA lawsuit, Harvard revealed in a report...

Allgeheny American Amherst Arizona State University Auburn Babson Bard Barnard Baylor Belmont Bloomsburg Boston College Boston University Bowdoin Brandeis Brown...

‘The Most Competitive Admissions Cycle Ever’ – Again If you have read any articles on admissions statistics this month, you...

If you are applying to college, you will almost certainly be using the Common Application. Here is our list of...

Another year, another group of schools joining the Common Application. Notable for many of our students are the additions of...

The Common App recently released the prompts for the 2018-2019 personal statement. After making some tweaks for the past few...

In this Q-&-A-style guest post by Philadelphia area college guru Cigus Vanni (edited by Ivy Experience), Cigus explains what rising...

With college essays and applications looming on the horizon, you may feel overwhelmed by what is ahead. What are colleges...

The Common App is intended to save you time, energy, and stress in the college application process. It is meant...