How to Get into Dartmouth

Dartmouth is an Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire. It is the smallest of the Ivies, with around 4,500 undergrads, and Dartmouth is proud of its “small, rural school” reputation. The school has many unique offerings, such as a calendar with four 10-week sessions each year, creating flexibility for students to take on work, internships, vacations, and study abroad opportunities on their own schedule.

Applying to Brown as an International Student

The undergraduate college at Brown University is an innovative program with an old-world vibe. As one of the 7,600 undergraduate students at Brown (and 11,000 students overall) you get all the romanticism of a New England college, but with greater freedom and more opportunities for exploration than most comparable colleges provide. A member of the vaunted Ivy League, it’s the only member of the most exclusive club of colleges in the world that has a fully open curriculum. Brown is a liberal arts school but without most of the strictures of liberal arts schools. Outside of your major, you aren’t forced to take anything. Instead, you get to follow your passions.

How to Get into Harvard University

So, you want to get into Harvard? What, like, it’s hard? Yes, it's hard. It's really hard. In case you live under a rock, Harvard is an Ivy League university in Boston… sorry we mean Cambridge, Massachusetts. It wouldn’t be a leap to say that Harvard is the most famous college in America, and maybe the world, and with good reason. They have fabulous academics, high-class research, and a tradition of excellence. They are also extremely hard to get into, with just a 3.4% acceptance rate last year.

Demonstrated Interest at UPenn

Hello, and welcome to the “demonstrated interest” support group. If you’re a bewildered college applicant, you’re in the right place. Demonstrated interest is confusing. For one thing, there’s no data that can tell us in cold, hard numbers how much it impacts admissions decisions, and colleges don’t have a clear definition of what behaviors they interpret as meaningful displays of interest.

Applying to Yale as an International Student

No matter where you are in the world, chances are that Yale University needs no introduction. It is one of the best universities globally, and one of the most sought-after by top students. If you’re a student outside of the U.S. looking to go to college in the United States, chances are you’ve asked yourself “Could I get into Yale?” The answer isn’t a strict yes or no, so in this post we’re going to break down what Yale looks for in an international application.

Best Extracurriculars for Pre-Law

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, you are here to learn about the best extracurriculars you can do if you’re interested in law. The courtroom is a fascinating place full of challenges and puzzles as you figure out how to use the law to help your client. Even when they aren’t in the courtroom, lawyers have to know how to use the tools available to them to get the best result for their client; and that requires them to really know and understand their field.

Applying to New York University (NYU) as an International Student

If you’re thinking about attending college in the United States, you probably already know that applying to college here can be pretty stressful. There are so many schools, so many requirements, and so many different expectations the colleges and universities want you to balance. It can be very overwhelming, but with some guidance, we can make it manageable, and even potentially enjoyable. In this post, we’ll break down what you need to know to apply to New York University (NYU), one of the most popular colleges in the United States in one of the most famous cities in the world.

Applying to Duke as an International Student

If you’re outside of the United States and want to come to college in the U.S., it may be pretty intimidating. The college admissions process in the U.S. is hectic, to put it lightly. Different schools have different expectations and requirements, and you need to keep it all straight. In this post, we’ll make it a little easier for you to apply to Duke as an international student.

Applying to Dartmouth as an International Student

If you’re a student from outside the United States who is considering applying to colleges in the U.S., it can be an intimidating road to look down — let alone to start on. There are the obvious things, like trying to sort out what college is best for you from the thousands of colleges and universities, and then there are the more nitty gritty bits like choosing whether to submit SAT or ACT scores and how to ask a teacher for a recommendation. In this post, we go through what you need to know before applying to Dartmouth as an International Student so you can move confidently into the college application process. 

Applying to Bates as an International Student

Bates is a small liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine, a city of nearly 40,000 along the Androscoggin River. Directly across the river is Auburn, a city of over 25,000. Despite being a few hours from the closest major airport, Bates has become a popular option for international applicants for reasons we’re going to explore in this post, along with some tips, tricks, and must-know details that will help you as you apply.

What to Do if You've Been Waitlisted by Colorado College 2024

Colorado College is a unique school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. That’s a lot of Colorado. We don’t even think Colorado sounds like a word anymore. Anyways, you’re here because you got waitlisted by Colorado College (CC for short), and you want to know your odds of getting off the waitlist and how to get off the waitlist.

What to Do If You’ve Been Waitlisted by Carnegie Mellon 2024

Carnegie Mellon is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. And it’s one of the best out there for STEM programs. It’s a highly-competitive school with an acceptance rate around 11%. And while students do get waitlisted, it’s really tough to get off the Carnegie Mellon waitlist. All waitlists are hard to get off. But according to U.S. News & World Report, Carnegie Mellon is one of the top 10 hardest schools in America to get off the waitlist. For the 2022-2023 year, 8,986 applicants were wait-listed. 4,652 accepted positions on the wait list and just 43 were admitted.

What to Do if You’ve Been Waitlisted by Northwestern 2024

Located outside Chicago in Evanston, Illinois, Northwestern is beloved for its ability to find unique balance in everything: it has an urban setting with a college-town feel, it boasts top-tier academics with state-level school spirit, and it combines a brainy student population with exceptional arts programs. As you can imagine, it’s highly competitive, with last year’s common data set reporting a 7% acceptance rate.

What to Do if You’ve Been Waitlisted by Johns Hopkins 2024

Johns Hopkins was the United States’ first research university and is still the #1 school for medical research in the country. What a track record, honestly. If you’re here, you’re probably a pretty STEM-minded student, and you want to know exactly what you can do to get off the JHU waitlist. Let’s talk about it.

What to Do if You’ve Been Waitlisted by Middlebury 2024

Middlebury is an incredibly unique Northeastern liberal arts school. While admittedly an obnoxious way to frame things — and we’re just repeating general sentiment here, not endorsing it — Middlebury is often considered one of those coveted “almost an Ivy” tier colleges. Picturesque, academically robust, and competitive in athletics but not dominated by them, Middlebury attracts high-achieving students and has (as of last year’s data) an acceptance rate of just 13%.

What to Do if You’ve Been Waitlisted by a University of California (UC) School 2024

There are nine California universities that use the University of California application, which is their own application process distinct from the Common App. These are UC Davis, UC Berkeley, UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz, UC Santa Barbara, UC Riverside, UCLA, UC Irvine, and UC San Diego, and they have their own way of doing things from start to finish. This can be overwhelming for students who are also applying to schools that use the Common App or Coalition App, especially if you’ve been waitlisted, so we’re here to help. First, let’s look at some statistics.

What to Do if You've Been Waitlisted by Wake Forest 2024

Being waitlisted can be a pretty stressful process, especially if it’s for your dream school. It’s neither a guarantee nor a rejection, so the uncertainty can be overwhelming. That’s why we’re here to help! In this article, we’ve put together some tips and information that will help you have the best chance of turning your waitlist notice into an acceptance letter.