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!
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!
This year, our students earned nearly 60 acceptances to Ivy League+ schools and over 230 acceptances to the Top 50 universities in the US. Our liberal arts focused students also earned nearly 20 acceptances to the nation’s top liberal arts colleges. Check out the full list of student acceptances here!
Remember how your application was read by two different admissions officers, either individually or in a team? As a result of their evaluation, your application has now been sorted into a bin. There are many pathways to getting deferred/waitlisted or denied, but only one way to get admitted: the Selection Committee.
If you’re a high school senior, chances are you recently hit the submit button on at least a few of your college applications – congratulations! Now you’re probably wondering what’s going to happen to that application over the next 2-3 months while you await the college’s decision. Olivia dives into the nuances of application reading and review in the first post of our Inside Admissions series.
Now that we know the three pillars of a good college essay—as well as LogicPrep’s proven process for writing one—it’s time to reflect on the role of these essays within your application narrative. Kel explores two different approaches to application narrative (pointy and rounded) and the benefits of each.
There is no single thing that makes an essay good, but every good essay shares the same three core characteristics. Kel, LogicPrep Essay Coach and Associate Director of Narrative Development, shares his insight in Part 1 of our Essay Writing Series.
This year, our students earned over 50 acceptances to Ivy League+ schools and nearly 200 acceptances to the Top 50 universities in the US. Our liberal arts-focused students also earned over 20 acceptances to the Top 50 liberal arts colleges in the US. Check out the full list of student acceptances here!
