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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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Essays and Applications

Mar 20, 2025

College Decisions – Please Read!

We urge you to read this post. It is long, but it is important. This is NOT a post to...

Essays and Applications

Mar 14, 2025

Department of Education Update

As many students and families may already know, the past several weeks have brought rapid changes in the field of...

Blog Posts

Mar 10, 2025

Tech Issue on the March SAT

On Saturday, many students experienced a technical issue with the March SAT. While College Board hasn’t provided 100% transparency about...

The High School Experience

Mar 5, 2025

Building Good Study Habits

“I have this huge test I have to study for.” This is an email or text message that we get...

Essays and Applications

Feb 10, 2025

How to Brainstorm Your Personal Statement

The most important work on college application essays comes before you write the very first word of your very first...

Essays and Applications

Jan 23, 2025

Ivy Experience’s Spring Webinar Schedule 2025

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

SAT/ACT Testing

Oct 24, 2024

PSAT Scores Have Been Released: What Next?

How can you use your 10th or 11th grade student’s PSAT score to make a test prep plan? Read this...

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