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AI technology can now write students’ college essays. How will this transform the already ever increasing complexity of reviewing students’ applications?

The College Essay Is Dead Nobody is prepared for how AI will transform academia.

Not sure this approach is going to align with the varying learning and reading styles of high school students. I do like the 2 hour vs. 3 hour format, however.

Starting in 2024, U.S. students will take the SAT entirely online The College Board, the organization behind the test, also announced that the exam will shrink from three hours to two, and students will be able to use a calculator for the math section.

Adding more "mystery" to the admission practices at elite universities, this article dives into allegations of bad behavior when it comes to helping the financially needy attend these high cost universities.

Lawsuit Says 16 Elite Colleges Are Part of Price-Fixing Cartel The federal lawsuit against Yale, M.I.T. and other colleges is the latest legal action to question admissions practices.

Powerful and creative way to express her feelings of loss!

Teen Shares Her Harvard Admissions Essay That Will Resonate With Anyone Who Lost a Parent The admission rate to Harvard is only 3.43%, but this teen deserves her entry. Take a look at her powerful admissions essay.

Summer is a great time to get moving on the college essay for fall college apps. Here are some examples of essays that are 🔥

Essays That Worked | Undergraduate Admissions | Johns Hopkins Read selected examples of essays that worked, as nominated by our admissions committee. The essays can be the most important components of your application.

Great article about how waitlists are used by colleges — and it’s NOT to help students.

Does your first-choice college have you on the waitlist? You better come up with a Plan B. College waitlists don't exist to help students, they exist to help colleges. I've seen schools use and abuse their waitlists for their own needs.

PSA for Class of 2022: UGA and Georgia Tech want those test scores!

Georgia public campuses will require ACT/SAT next year The University System of Georgia notified the presidents of state public colleges and universities today that 2022 applicants will have to submit ACT or SAT scores.

Just finished this documentary about the scandal that rocked the college admissions landscape. Tragic that so many wealthy families cared only about bragging rights and put their children in the middle of their own egos and dreams. Just as tragic, Rick Singer is still a free man and will not be sentenced until all 50 defendants work a plea deal or are tried and sentenced.

Netflix’s College Admissions Documentary Is A Compelling Anatomy Of A Scam “Operation Varsity Blues” looks beyond the scandal’s celebrity protagonists and exposes a rotten system.

Great reminder about GPA—there’s a lot more that colleges need to know about your grades and courses than this single number.

We have to talk about GPAs again A blog about college admission and the admissions process at University of Virginia.

Where you go to college is not who you’ll be. What you do there is what really matters.

Life in College Matters for Life After College A new Gallup-Purdue study of college graduates finds the type of school these graduates attended matters less to their work lives and current well-being than their experiences while in school.

UT passed over an incredible client for McCombs admission. Rock star GPA, test scores, and some of the most interesting activities I’ve encountered to date. Guess what? Indiana’s Kelley School of Business is the big winner with this kiddo. Your loss Texas.

2020 was especially tough for high school seniors. For all the ups and downs, I have found great joy in working with future health care workers, engineers, teachers, therapists, diplomats, lawyers, biologists, architects and leaders. Thank you to all my clients for making my career dreams come true!