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Important news. They are faltering.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/nyregion/syracuse-university-degrees-eliminated.html?mc=aud_dev&ad_name=%7B%7Bad.name%7D%7D&adset_name=%7B%7Badset.name%7D%7D&campaign_id=120230760459730064&ad-keywords=auddevgate&subid1=TAFI&adset_id=120245579607630064&ad_id=120245579618080064&fbclid=IwY2xjawTqJE5wZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR49bEEnh_z9y7tGtl_81UH52WPoZ1J7hvLjremGsX2_tDzDqAEqdOnZWivXNw_aem_lJj4OlnumsPepmwWx2pnSQ

Syracuse Drops 84 Majors Including Classics, Ceramics and Italian In all, 93 of the 460 academic programs at the university will be closed or paused. No students were majoring in 55 of the programs that are ending.

More reasons to heed Kate's warnings about AI, about fake "passion projects", about lying about community service, or anything else.
If they want to admit you, they are going to vet you, and they will find out if you used AI, cheated in any other way on your app, or lied or embellished your ECs.

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/college-admissions-caltech-cheating-fraud-squad-f7627aab?st=qjFnZ7&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink&fbclid=IwY2xjawTe0hVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFGOWtnVTlIbnE0UlpIdEdSc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsviSZojm1wBwVw4wUif7KQ_xxCoupfhnI-Ownq9WKd1ASUUjTjpds7MYhqr_aem_rl1PTSQWM6ZxIoP_BF5PZQ

The ‘Fraud Squad’ at Caltech Will Catch You if You Lie on Your Application Investigators at the college vet every admitted student’s application as schools nationwide battle AI-fueled cheating.

Incredibly proud, amazed, and grateful to announce admissions results for 2026 for undergraduate, medical school, and law school admissions - Stellar College Consulting.

I usually post this by the end of June - but these results are worth the wait. Once again, topping performance better than any preceding year - getting stronger with our results each cycle - which I attribute to two factors: incredibly talented students, and the relentless pursuit of FIT.

Results 2026
Undergraduate Results
25 student applicants

Georgetown – 2
University of Chicago – 2
Johns Hopkins – 2
Rice – 2
Tulane – 1
Northwestern – 1
Pomona College – 1
Macaulay Honors – 1
Amherst College – 1
Vassar College – 1
Villanova – 1
Lehigh – 1

UC Berkeley – 3
UCLA – 3
UCLA Film & Television – 1
UCSD – 2
UC Davis – 1
UCSB- 1

Calstate San Luis Obispo – 1
San Jose – 2
SDSU – 2
Sac State – 1

NYU - 2
NYU Stern – 1
University of Michigan – Ross – 1
Indiana University – Kelley – 4
USC Marshall – 2
CMU – Tepper – 1
Babson – 1
Pitt – business – 1
Penn State Smeal – 3
Fordham – Gabelli – 2

University of Southern California - 4
USC Viterbi – 1
University of Virgnia – 3
UT Austin – 2
University of Tennessee – direct admit nursing – 1
UIUC - computer engineering – 1
UIUC – business – 1
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – 4
Syracuse – 2
Fordham – 3
Santa Clara University – 2
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill – 2
University of Washington – 2
University of Oregon – 1
University of Wisconsin – Madison – 1
University of Florida – 2
University of Rhode Island – 1
University of Arizona – 1
Arizona State University - 2

Northeastern – 2
Rose Hulman – 1
Georgia Tech - 2
University of Georgia - 2
Baylor – BSMD – 1
University of Southern Florida - BSMD - 1
University of MN - BSMD - 1
Purdue – 2
Texas A & M – 4
Trinity – 1
UCONN – 2
Boston University – 2
Binghampton – 2
Rutgers – 2
Montclair – 1
NJIT – 1
Seton Hall – 1
William & Mary – 1
Wake Forest – 2
Virginia Tech – 3
Clemson - 1

Columbia – 2
UPENN – 2
Cornell – 4
Yale – 3
Brown – 3
Dartmouth – 1
Brown PLME – 1
MIT – 1

Medical School Acceptances
5 student applicants

JHU
Yale
Mayo
NYU
UCSF
UC Davis
USC Keck
Arizona State
University of Central Florida
University of Maryland
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson
Texas A & M
University of Alabama
University of New Mexico

Law School Acceptances
2 student applicants

Chapman University: Dale E. Fowler School of Law
Pepperdine University: Odell McConnell Law Center
University of San Diego: University of San Diego School of Law
American University: Washington College of Law
Emory University: Emory University School of Law
Loyola University Chicago: Loyola University Chicago School of Law
University of Massachusetts School of Law - Dartmouth

55% of applicants to medical school in the US get zero acceptances each year.
Sometimes, it's because the applicant is not qualified. More often, it's because the applicant has midguided notions and fails to do the most important thing medical school are looking for:
BE HUMAN.

You can stack all your research, internships, and leadership positions. But with that, you're still running in the pack.

What they want to see is, can you get your hands dirty working with people who are in trauma, dying, starving, suffering. Can you work face to face with the elderly who are dying, or babies who will spend less than a month as residents of the planet.
Will you actively champion and fight for the oppressed?

These qualities come out through the list of activities and your resume, but where they really come out is in the principal essay, or personal statement.

In addition to showing that you can stomach and even thrive in situations of trauma and suffering, you need to show that you can write a personal nonfiction that might not deal with medicine at all (or very little) and that you know your humanity and can let it be the only basis of that story.

They are not looking to be impressed by all your research and prestige. They are searching for rare diamonds that reflect the deepest possible humanity a candidate can have. Make sure they FEEL YOU.

It's that time of year, when high school seniors appear on my doorstep, sweaty, panting, and late to the game. It happens every year, and always sparks me to put up an offer to fresh and soph students to get a big discount on a package with me while there is still time to repair and strengthen the student profile.

It's August now, and too late to change what's been over the past 3 years of your high school career. Now, we will write like mad, organize and finalize college lists, and priorize the activity list.

And they come to me with clubs on their resume, maybe a few internships, a DECA award, a debate award, some impressive music talent --- maybe even a MITES attendance or an RSI summer under their belts.

But always, and I mean always, there are two critical missing pieces for a student who wants Ivy and T20 admission:

1. A paid job.

2. Community service.

A paid job is getting hired at a retail, restaurant, or other type of legitimate business where your parents don't own it, working stocking shelves or slinging ice cream, paper route, bagging groceries, folding shirts at Target - and pulling a paycheck. If and only if you have a legitimate small business with real receipts that can be proven over a period of a year or more can that suffice for the paid job.

This is one of the most critical extra-curriculars, because it shows the admissions officer you have humility, a work ethic, and industry about you. These qualities mean everything to elite admissions staff.

The community service commitment is not those random hours you put in at the church or temple, with your Key Club at school, or even with your scout troup. It is a dedicated, long term, and regular weekly donation of your time to suffering people, animals, or threats to the environment - that you do outside of the 4 walls of the school or any other organization. You join forces with a legitimate nonprofit on your own because you authentically want to help those who are hurting.
Admissions want people who take action to improve the world; they want community leaders.

If you are a freshman or sophomore now, do these things. They give an incredible edge in the admissions process.

Another reminder that AI is cheating.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/history-professor-ai-cheating-students_n_69178150e4b0781acfd62540?fbclid=IwY2xjawTTBYlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeUoia8PF7Uw7Rr2vg98_AAHTaCU5kDzoJ_FRkHnDYHpQ1Efz-mEc-FkfFbU0_aem_HKrfCCAfsuS6TFOy13EEOA

I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking. "Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."

I may be late to the game on this one, but I found this resource last week, and I am absolutely in heaven. It truly is the POWER thesaurus. So much better than any other I have encountered in all my days. In love.

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This woman is the absolute G when it comes to books; her recommendations are fire every single time. Follow to READ to LEAD.

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King Leopold’s Ghost. Handmaid’s Tale. Were women the first people to be colonized and subjugated? I think I might be able to build the argument. #books #bookrecommendations #book #bookworm

This woman is the absolute ORACLE of books, she is so spot on with every single recommendation she makes. She's just dynamite. Follow to READ to LEAD.

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King Leopold’s Ghost. Handmaid’s Tale. Were women the first people to be colonized and subjugated? I think I might be able to build the argument. #books #bookrecommendations #book #bookworm