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Aug 1, 2025

Ivy Experience’s Fall Webinar Schedule 2025-2026

We are excited to announce our full schedule of webinars this fall! See below for topics, dates, and registration links....

Blog Posts

Jun 18, 2025

5 Questions With Taralyn Torrini

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

Essays and Applications

Jun 16, 2025

The College List: Aiming for Appropriate Target Schools

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

Essays and Applications

Jun 13, 2025

Why Your Student Should “Fall In Love” With Their Likely Schools

While it is common to hear a student rhapsodize about a reach school, it is unusual to hear the same...

Webinar

May 22, 2025

What Admissions Officers Want from a College Essay

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May 6, 2025

A Note From Our Founders

Fifteen years feels surreal. It feels like yesterday and a lifetime ago that we were sitting at Cavanaugh’s at 39th...

Videos

Apr 22, 2025

What do I need to know about you?

Listen to Ivy Experience Co-Founder Eric Karlan TEDx talk about the opportunities students have for self-exploration and growth in the...

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Webinar

Apr 22, 2025

The State of Admissions

Watch Eric Karlan, Jim Wismer, and a USC admissions officer for our annual flagship webinar analyzing trends and sharing observations from our students and colleagues throughout the industry.

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Webinar

Apr 18, 2025

Junior Summit

Join Jim Wismer, Alyssa Coltrain, and Jordan Holmes as we guide juniors and their families through the transition into senior year and peak college application season.

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