Key Takeaways Introduction to Early Decision and Early Action In college admissions, “early” can mean very different things. It can get confusing, so we’ll break down the differences for you. Every fall, once high school
Key Takeaways Introduction Getting waitlisted can feel like being stuck in a limbo between an acceptance and a rejection. There’s no guarantee that a spot on the waitlist will open up at your dream school,
Ask 10 people how to fix climate change, reduce poverty, or slow the spread of chronic disease, and you will likely hear 10 different answers. It’s not because those people are uninformed. It is because
Pre-college summer programs often come up with reviewing offerings for high schoolers from well-known universities, but that name can describe very different experiences. It might mean a student working closely with an actual professor from
Medicine is one of the few fields where curiosity can be tested against something before medical school or college even begins. A high school student interested in medicine who spends a summer in a lab,
Key Takeaways Maybe you’re interested in philosophy, politics, or economics, and you want to test that thinking against strangers around the world. If you’ve started looking into the John Locke Essay Competition and aren’t sure
Three Key Takeaways: Beyond the Surface of an Application A third-party evaluation by Dr. Matthew Makel in 2022 at the Johns Hopkins School of Education offers some rare, data-driven insight. Drawing on surveys and focus
The college admissions landscape continues to evolve year over year. We recently highlighted some strategies that universities implemented for last year’s (2025-2026) cycle, including: The fall is rapidly approaching, and with it comes a new
Key Takeaways If you’re a humanities-minded high school student weighing where to spend three weeks of your summer, the Carleton Summer Liberal Arts Institute (SLAI) Humanities program may have already crossed your radar. Carleton’s credit-bearing
If you’re strong in biology and want to see what scientists actually do beyond the classroom, RIBS lets you experience what it is like to work at the lab bench. The University of Chicago Research
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