category: college admissions

  • how to brainstorm your college essay topic

    stuck on figuring out how to brainstorm your college essay? these tips can help you overcome writer’s block and tell your story!

  • a family guide to college admissions season

    in this post, we show step-by-step how you can help a student in your family navigate college admissions and application deadlines.

  • how to pull a successful all-nighter

    we’ve all got those days. three projects are due on the same day. countless huge tests looming before your eyes. deadlines slowly calling out your name as a mug of lukewarm coffee trembles in your fingers. (a dramatic, oscar-winning soundtrack beating to the frenzy of your heart…) you’ve tried everything, but you just don’t have…

  • how covid-19 impacts college admissions and applications

    wondering how the college applications process will be affecting by covid-19? check out this post for all that you need to know.

  • how to get into harvard: sat and act scores, gpa and more

    real talk: as you’ve probably guessed, it’s not easy to get into harvard university. harvard’s admissions process is highly selective, and you’ll have to be a pretty impressive candidate to make it through (and that doesn’t just mean having the perfect harvard sat score or act score). after all, they are ranked #2 in national…

  • should i do work study? take the quiz

    if you’re reading this, that probably means you’ve received work-study funding. congratulations! now you have to decide if taking a work-study position is the best option for you right now. it can be difficult to determine how much time in your schedule you’ll actually have to commit to working because college itself is rigorous. so…

  • what should you major in? take the quiz

    of all the many decisions you make in college (scheduling no classes before 10am, eating exclusively breakfast cereal for a month), picking your major is one of the most exciting and stressful. while your major is important in certain career paths more than others, it definitely will impact the rest of your college career. it’ll…

  • how to get into the university of rochester: sat and act scores, gpa and more

    if you’re looking for a friendly community feeling to your college—but also want the resources of a big research university—the university of rochester might be a great fit. with stellar academics, rochester is also the sixth largest employer in new york, giving you a sense of its size! renowned for everything from it’s a cappella…

  • how to get into suny: sat and act scores, gpa, and more

    how do you get into suny? what are the suny sat scores, suny act scores, suny admissions statistics, etc. for your target suny school? suny admissions, suny sat scores, and suny act scores: one system, many campuses suny isn’t just one of the best public university systems in the u.s. it’s also one of the…

  • how to get into george washington university: sat and act scores, gpa and more

    have you been watching old episodes of west wing with more than a tinge of envy? george washington university might be for you. if the name didn’t already give it away, george washington university is in washington, d.c., and has an excellent reputation in political science (among other areas). located near the state department, gw’s…