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We couldn’t be more proud of Ilana’s accomplishments as she graduates from UPenn this coming weekend! Through it all, Ilana took advantage of a true Liberal arts education! We are excited to see what lies ahead as she starts her new life in the Windy City! My heart is full - I wish her the best of everything life has to offer! Here’s a toast to you my sweet Ilana!❤️💙

The landscape of college admissions continues to change and adapt to our economy, politics, and more!

The New Ivies: As Employers Sour On The Super-Elite, These 20 Colleges Shine The Ivy League is losing its standing as America’s producer of great talent. Here are the schools producing the hard-working high achievers that employers crave.

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Common App Announces 2024–2025 Common App Essay Prompts The Common App essay prompts offer diverse topics, inviting students to share personal stories, challenges, growth, and meaningful experiences.

Midterms are almost over and now the focus is on choosing courses for next year? So many decisions need to be made, requirements need to be met, and the list goes on and on! Confused? Let Skybound help!

Hey Juniors...Getting ready to figure out which colleges you want to apply to? Where do you begin? Here are a few tips to get started!

Beautiful Fall day for a visit to Drexel! Their Co-op programs are amazing…research opportunities unlimited!

August is here and so is the new world of college applications! Let’s see what our kids have in store for them…more essays, diversity topics, lived experiences and more. Keep focused, tell your story, and make sure. You have a balanced list of schools…you can do this!!!

Colleges change essay prompts after affirmative action ruling The start of this year’s application cycle was more momentous than usual, as colleges introduced new essay prompts and adjusted requirements for a post–affirmative action world.

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The Supreme Court ruling is creating a double-edged sword for our kids applying to college. On one hand...we want them to write about their background, experiences, etc. but on the other hand...we have to be very careful and not step over the affirmative action barrier!! Tough times for these kids!

Will Essay Prompts Get Students in After the Affirmative Action Ruling? It may help to identify minority students, but experts caution against expecting essays to replace affirmative action.

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This morning, the Supreme Court ruled on two related cases challenging race-conscious admissions in higher education. For decades, universities like Penn have been permitted to assemble a diverse class by considering an applicant’s race as one factor among many in their holistic admissions review process. Today’s ruling changes this by declaring the race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina unlawful under the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. In these first hours following the release of these rulings, we have two messages. First, we are studying the Court’s opinion to ensure that we admit students in compliance with the law. Second, we remain firm in our belief that our academic community is at its best when it is diverse across many dimensions. At Penn, our students join the most vibrant and diverse community they may ever know. This type of community is essential to their preparation to lead in a pluralistic, global society and to contribute to the creation of knowledge, all at the highest levels of excellence. To do this, our students must live and learn with others who, owing to their paths through life, bring many and varied perspectives, experiences, personal qualities, interests, ambitions, and insights. This decision will require changes in our admissions practices. But our values and beliefs will not change. Bringing together individuals who have wide-ranging experiences that inform their approach to their time at Penn is fundamental to excellent teaching, learning, and research. In full compliance with the Supreme Court’s decision, we will seek ways to admit individual students who will contribute to the kind of exceptional community that is essential to Penn’s educational mission. Liz Magill, President John L. Jackson, Jr., Provost

Return on your investment is clearly there - your job is to find the right school for you and find the school that financially works for you!

Is college worth it? Recent analysis says yes The analysis shows that about 80 percent of colleges provide a “minimum economic return” that makes an undergraduate degree worth the investment.