The Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) vs. Harvard University andSFFA vs. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill overturned decades of precedent that said campusdiversity was a compelling interest that justified the consideration of race as one factor among manyin a holistic admissions process. Here is a link to an infographic with Read More
If you have any students that are thinking about including highly selective colleges on their list, it’s important to understand just what they’re looking for, who is considered a “competitive” applicant, and how you can assess if these schools are right for you. Estrela Consulting recently hosted a webinar with an expert panel of admission Read More
Do you have students and parents constantly asking you what specific admissions related terms mean? Alexandra Beaumont, who is with Admissions Village, has put together a very comprehensive list of admissions terms and what they mean that might help. She covers College/University terms, Admissions/Application Language, Financial Aid, and Standardizing Testing and Exam Terms. More than Read More
Parents and students behaving badly. Imagine yourself on the other side of the College Admissions desk. It’s not so glorious apparently, or at least you need to be thick-skinned and good-natured. Joseph Connolly, a school counselor at New Oxford High School in New Oxford, Pa., wanted to know the pet peeves of admissions officers. He Read More
A free guide is available for download from NACAC, Guide to the College Admissions Process. The guide reflects current trends, tasks, and additions to the college search and application experience. The guide offers sound advice on every step of the process, from getting in the right mindset, to researching universities, to completing application materials. This Read More
Medical schools aren’t concerned about your undergraduate major. They do care about your GPA (especially grades in certain pre-med courses which you can take no matter your major), and your MCAT score. Rigor of your undergrad curriculum is not considered in medical school admissions. Take the easiest version of coursework and get perfect grades. If Read More
Don’t feed the frenzied fever of the college admissions process. Families often get caught up in the high stakes of college admissions competition. If you’re willing to look beyond the super selective top tier of colleges, you’ll find that many of them need you more than you need them. A survey conducted by Inside Higher Read More
When one of your students has a question about a College they typically will go to that College’s website to get more information. Did you know that many Colleges are using AI for their chat when students have questions? Artificial intelligence, or AI, is being used to shoot off these seemingly personal responses and deliver Read More
From the producer who brought us viral sensations like “Tiger King” and “Fyre,” director Chris Smith has turned his cinematic lens to the 2019 college admissions scandal in the new Netflix docu-drama “Operation Varsity Blues.” In between the melodrama and cliched reenactment of recorded phone conversations, however, are a few points worth discussing in the Read More
On March 17th Netflix released Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal, a documentary about the bribery scandal from 2019. It’s a powerful film that shows the ugly underbelly of what happened to the college admissions process. It features reporters, independent educational consultants and the sailing coach from Stanford who pleaded guilty. Since William “Rick Read More
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