NYU is one of the most popular colleges in the world – so much so that they even call themselves “the top dream school in the country.” A little egotistical, but we digress. A record-breaking 105,000 students applied to NYU’s current freshman class, which dropped their acceptance rate to 12.2%. NYU is getting more and more competitive, and what used to be seen as a safety school for the Ivies is now almost as hard to get into as Cornell.
2022 Top School Retention Rates
If you’re looking at colleges for the fall, whether as a first-year student or a transfer, you should be concerned with a college’s retention rate. The retention rate is the percentage of freshmen who come back for their sophomore year, and it can tell you a lot more than just the amount of freshmen who stick around. It’s an extremely helpful tool in building your college list, no matter how you’re applying.
Brown University Legacy Guide
Most universities like to keep a couple of secrets. One of the most heavily guarded secrets is the truth about legacy admissions. Some top schools, like Brown, barely publish anything about legacies. We love getting to the bottom of tough questions, especially ones important to our clients. We talk to insiders, sift through data, and watch trends closely to get as much information as we can to help our students. We have been doing a series about legacy admission at top schools. We get a lot of questions about Brown (mostly because they don't make a lot of info readily avaible.) With this in mind, we wanted to answer some of the most common questions we get from parents about Brown.
Columbia University Legacy Guide
“Does being a legacy help their chances of getting into Columbia?” It’s a question we get all the time from concerned alumni parents. Legacy admissions can be difficult to get to the bottom of. Many schools do not like to publish a lot of information about legacy admissions and Columbia is one of them. Every year we talk to admissions officers, go through data, and forecast admissions trends, and getting good information can be harder than it looks. So we wanted to break down some of the ins and out of legacy admissions at Columbia and try to answer some of our most asked questions.
Dartmouth Legacy Guide
“I went to Dartmouth, do you think my kid will get in?” It’s a question we get often from parents. Legacy admissions are a hard topic to talk about. They can be controversial and many schools simply do not want to discuss them but still do them behind closed doors. Most alumni parents don’t know much about legacy admissions, so we wanted to help by answering some of our most asked questions. Legacy admissions can be confusing, so we wanted to cover all the ins and outs of navigating legacy status at Dartmouth.
2022 Transfer Acceptance Rates
It might seem early to talk about transferring, but we don’t believe in early. The moment you find yourself unhappy with your current school or catch yourself wondering if the grass is really greener on another campus, we say apply. Why? Because transfer admissions, for lack of a better term, are kind of a crap shoot.
UCLA Legacy Guide
We often work with students who are legacies. Legacy status can help at many top schools but not all of them. And in general, the topic of legacy status isn’t the easiest to navigate. We have been working on a series of guides to help parents navigate legacy status at top schools and today we want to talk about UCLA.
Strategies for Transfer Applicants 2022-2023
If you’re here, this is your sign that you should apply to transfer. If you have even one sliver of doubt at your current school, or you’re unhappy, or you just want a bigger and better challenge, you should think about transferring. But, you need to know more about how transferring works in order to have the most success.
Vanderbilt University Legacy Admissions Guide
Vanderbilt seems like a school where legacy admissions would run rampant. Something about the south, a great baseball program, and a $10.9 billion endowment just makes it feel like Vandy is a place that would care about legacy admissions. We work with legacies all the time and get constantly asked about legacy admissions at Vanderbilt. Unfortunately, Vanderbilt is extremely tight-lipped when it comes to legacy admissions data. Nevertheless, we wanted to break down what they have said about legacy admissions, what we know, and tips for getting in as a legacy.
UC Berkeley Legacy Guide
It isn’t uncommon in Northern California to see a child dressed up head to toe in UC Berkeley merch. These kids often go on to dream of going to Cal just like their parents did. We work with a lot of these kids and we always get questions from their parents about if their legacy status will help them get in. We have been doing a series on the ins and outs of legacy status at top schools and wanted to dive into what UC Berkeley says about legacy status and what that can mean for your applicant.
Stanford Legacy Guide
We were recently talking with a UC Berkeley staff member who said, “Well Berkeley doesn’t do legacies, but who the heck knows what’s going on at Stanford?” Well, we do… To be fair, we make it our business to know everything there is to know about admissions at top schools, and recently, due to a California law, we know quite a bit about legacy status at Stanford. We work with children of alums all the time and the same sort of questions come up again and again. So today we wanted to break down some of the most asked questions when it comes to being a legacy applicant at Stanford.
Best Colleges for Autistic students
Neurodiverse students deserve to go to college. If you want to go to college, you should. However, if you are autistic, you might want to find a school with a specialized program that can better support your integration into college life. Many autistic students decide they don’t need this and that’s fine too. But if you are nervous about college and want a college that has a program for those with Autism Spectrum Disorder, we wanted to compile a list of your best options.
Duke Legacy Guide
We work with legacy students every year and parents always have questions about legacy admissions. It might seem simple, but at top schools like Duke, it can be more complicated than you think. We have been doing a series on legacy admission and wanted to break down legacy admissions at Duke and answer some of our most frequently asked questions.
Northeastern: Computer Science Major
Northeastern University has developed a reputation for its strong cooperative programs and commitment to practical learning, and its computer science department is no exception. Many aspiring CS students lean towards the most prestigious schools–those traditional paragons of education, the Harvards and Stanford of the world. We find that this is a mistake: many of the best CS programs are located at schools that don’t have the name recognition of Harvard. Northeastern is one of these schools–their CS program is one of the best, specifically for students looking for hands-on learning and real-world work experience.
What is the Cornell Transfer Option?
Cornell is absolutely the most transfer-friendly Ivy in the bunch. Its transfer acceptance rate (estimated at 17%) is higher than its standard acceptance rate (10%) and they let in between 500 to 700 transfer students a year. The infrastructure and support for transfer students at Cornell is nuts and truly unlike any other school. Compare Cornell’s 17% transfer acceptance rate to Princeton’s 1.2% (or to put it simply, 16 students), or even to a school like Duke which has an approximately 5% transfer acceptance rate.
MIT Legacy Guide
Parents ask us all the time about legacy admissions. Usually, they help… however that’s not always true. Some schools simply don’t consider legacy admissions. And if you are an MIT grad whose kid is hoping to go, legacy really isn’t going to help them. This can shock a lot of parents so we wanted to break down a bit about why this is and what it means for your student.
University of Washington: Computer Science
Top 7 Colleges for Dyslexic Students
Being dyslexic in college can be hard. There can be a lot of writing, reading, note-taking, etc at a much faster pace than students had in high school. It can be scary for students with dyslexia. Many dyslexic students may not need extra help, but some will, so we decided to list some of the best colleges that have specialized services to serve students who might need extra help due to their dyslexia.
Most Unique Programs at Princeton
As an elite school, Princeton requires not only excellent grades and scores, but a stellar resume and a clear mission. You can perfect-score exams all you want, but without distinct and straightforward goals, you won’t be able to successfully pitch yourself to Princeton. One of the ways you can communicate your goals is by diving deep into what Princeton has to offer and see which programs, majors, certificates, etc. fit into what you want to do.
Most Unique Programs at Brown University
Brown has a totally different vibe and feeling from the other Ivy League schools, and it has a huge emphasis on creativity, discovery, and intellectual curiosity. Not to say other Ivies aren’t intellectually curious, but Brown takes it to a whoooole other level. This means when you’re applying, you’re going to need to get super duper specific. It’s not enough to say you like math. What do you like about math? What kind of math? How does your interest in math tie into other programs at Brown? How will going to Brown make you the math all-star you were meant to be???