The latest batch of college rankings has us thinking: about our perception of the value of college, about how individual colleges are evolving, and about what really makes a school “good.”
UCLA is the #1 public university in the United States, and the most selective of the nine UC campuses. A perpetual favorite of many students looking for a big school in a big city, they have an intense rivalry with USC, and our tour guide made sure we learned all the reasons why UCLA is better than their cross-town rivals.
This week is NACAC week (that’s the National Association for College Admission Counseling), and this year’s conference is being held in Los Angeles, CA!
Today, I got the chance to visit all five of The Claremont Colleges in nearby Claremont, CA. Read on for my thoughts about these unique campus communities.
Welcome back to summer! Time to pick up a new book (or sixteen?). We're looking forward to reading on planes, on the beach, or just curled up on the couch—and we hope you'll join us with these 16 fantastic reads!
This year, our students earned 42 acceptances to Ivy League+ schools and 201 acceptances to the Top 50 universities in the US. Our liberal arts-focused students also earned 28 acceptances to the nation’s top liberal arts colleges while our global-aspiring students earned 85 acceptances to the Top 50 global universities. Check out the full list of student acceptances here!
Vocabulary in the ACT Math section? Yep, that’s right. You might be surprised how many missed questions are the result of students just not knowing what “real value” or “irrational number” means. This may seem like basic terminology, but when these math vocab words are a focal point of the question, those are easy points lost. Ayla explains basic formulas to know and math vocabulary so you can ace the ACT Math section.
Some ACT math questions are straightforward. Some are complex. But there is a third category of math question, one that Keith calls “overwhelming.” These questions might not be all that hard, per se, but it is mighty difficult to figure out what exactly you’re supposed to do with them — thankfully, Keith is here to help.
