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Carnegie Mellon University is a fantastic school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a strong focus in both STEM and the fine arts. Like most mid-sized universities, you can study almost anything there, but what drives students to CMU are the research opportunities and the emphasis on hands-on learning. From leading classical musicians on faculty to cutting-edge technologies being developed on campus, CMU empowers students by surrounding them with the best. It should come as no surprise, then, that Carnegie Mellon is hard to get into. The acceptance rate is only about 11%.
Stanford is located in Stanford, California, and is one of the hardest schools to gain access to not only in the country, but in the world. Statistically, it is significantly harder to get into Stanford than most of the Ivy League schools. The overall acceptance rate for the Class for 2029 was 3.8%.
MIT is not only one of the most renowned STEM-focused schools in the country, it’s famous globally for educating and incubating the brightest young, STEM-focused minds in the world. Why MIT works, though, is that it isn’t a siloed educational experience where students can coast through on what they are already good at. Instead, it challenges students to push beyond their perceived limits and to break down subject area boundaries to fuel breakthrough discoveries. MIT students come from across the country and around the world, and there are about 1,200 seats in each class. The overall first-year acceptance rate for the Class of 2029 was 4.6%.
Dartmouth occupies a unique place in the Ivy League conversation. It’s incredibly prestigious, wildly selective, and academically intense, yet somehow still feels more personal and community-oriented than many of its peer schools. Dartmouth is not just looking for students who can survive rigorous academics. They are looking for students who will actively contribute to a tight-knit campus culture where people actually know each other, professors are accessible, and students are expected to engage both inside and outside the classroom.
The University of Chicago attracts extremely strong students who are also exceptionally focused academically and just as motivated personally. Successful applicants are actively striving for something great, and good enough isn’t good enough. The acceptance rate is 4.5%.
The University of Michigan is one of the most famous public state universities in the country, and famed globally for offering an exceptional academic experience. There are 10 different undergraduate colleges at Michigan that first-year applicants can apply to focused on everything from architecture and engineering to dance and pharmacy. Most students, nearly 20,000, attend the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, or LSA, and it offers the most academically diverse opportunities.
A lot of students hear “UPenn” and immediately think one thing: Wharton. Finance bros. Pre-professional energy. Future consultants mysteriously appearing in Patagonia vests at age nineteen. And while some of those stereotypes exist for a reason, they also dramatically oversimplify what Penn actually is, because Penn is not just a business school attached to an Ivy League campus.
Getting into MIT is crazy hard. Obviously, if you’re here, you probably already know this. But while it’s hard, it’s not impossible – because, obviously, MIT is graduating full classes every single year. Your internal monologue around getting into extremely selective schools like MIT needs to change from “Can I get in?” to “What do I need to do to get in?” Because, look, getting into MIT isn’t something you can just decide you want to do in your junior year, you need to spend your high school career working towards this goal.
For those who have been with us from the beginning (and what the heck, newcomers too!!), feel free to take a big breath of relief. We’ve done it! Over the last month, we’ve been breaking down the Common App essay prompt by prompt, which means we’re ready to bring it all together for the big finale: a comprehensive guide to writing the Common App essay.
Princeton. The name conjures up visions of its most famous alumni: Michelle Obama, Jeff Bezos, and, of course, 30 Rock own’s Jack Donaghy. It’s a famously hard school, and famously hard schools are famously, well, hard to get into. Princeton certainly attracts some of the most academically accomplished students in the world, but the admissions process is more nuanced than simply identifying who has the highest GPA or the most impressive resume.