Type: College Size: Very Small (1,000) Style: Hands On/Engaged Affiliations: N/A Honors College: N/A Student Body: Undergraduate: 950; Graduate: 50 Testing: SAT:1460-2360/ACT: 28-35 Admissions: 30 in Architecture, 65 in Art and 125-145 in Engineering Students of Color: 45.7% (His.: 12%; AA: 6.4%; AS:23.6%) Male-Female: 66%-34% Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 16:1 Freshman Retention Rate: 97.0% Freshman Graduating After 4 Years: 68%; 6 Years: 81% Attend […]
Colleges get a lot of applications these days. Far more than they used to. Some schools are accepting 7,000 students on 44,000+ applications! Most of the time, as they whittle and weed out, the differences between applicants can be reasonably clear. Sometimes it gets really close. Whether you are a top student applying under some kind […]
GOLD STANDARD SCHOOL / MINI IVY Type: College Size: Small (1,791 Undergraduate); Style: Liberal Arts with Thesis/Capstone Honors College: N/A Affiliations: Student Body: Undergraduate (1773 Students) Testing: Test Optional Admissions: 21.6% (Class Size 517); Early Decision 51.1% Students of Color: 22.8% Male-Female: 49%-51% Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 10:1 Freshman Retention Rate: 94.6% Freshman Graduating After 4 Years: 83.5% Attend a Graduate School within 10 Years: […]
There are a number of common mistakes that students and parents make when thinking seriously about researching colleges and universities or conservatories after attending their performing arts high school. The volunteer advisory has run into many of them over the years. Here’s our “greatest hits” of pitfalls to avoid when considering where you might go next […]
Type: University Size: Large 16,774 Style: Dynamic & Progressive Affiliations: N/A Honors College: Honors Program (Separate Admission) Student Body: Undergraduate: 11,273; Graduate:5,501 Testing: SAT:1780-2070/ACT: 28-32 Admissions: 38% (33,415 Applicants) Students of Color: 58.1% (His.: 21.5%; AA: 7.3%; AS: 5.6% NA: 15.3%) Male-Female: 49%-51% Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 16:1 Freshman Retention Rate: 93.0% Freshman Graduating After 4 Years: 68%; 6 Years: 81% Attend a Graduate […]
Tutors help, even if you’re pulling an A, and often they help make the difference in keeping one. Everyone has gaps in what they know, and a few frustrations in learning from this teacher or that, or with a particular part of a subject.
There is no one who gets through school without help. No one. Whether it’s a study group (recommended always), or videos on YouTube or a tutor for a subject, or standardized tests like the SAT or ACT, there is always a need to fill in the gaps that happen in your education. The single biggest […]
There is no school in this world whose buildings make it great, although Edifice Complex, their cool new business school or the new gym, is generally how most colleges and universities are sold to prospective students, along with sports programs, school history and successful alumni. The problem when you use those yardsticks is that you’re […]
Summer Program: Brevard Music Center Website: brevardmusic.org/institute/ Location: Brevard, North Carolina Number of students: High School: Classical 180; Jazz: 42. College programs round campus to 400+ students. Best for: Classical/Concert; Jazz; Vocal; Opera Brevard Music Center is one the best and most prestigious American summer music festivals based in the mountains of western North Carolina, not far from […]
New features in the PSAT/SAT system that are worth taking advantage of:
