Frequently, both parents and students wonder how certain members of their class were admitted to a school with lower class rank, test scores, etc. How do seemingly “better” students, with better grades, and better test scores, not get in? The answer is the most significant, and least talked-about word about undergraduate college admissions game: COHORTS […]
There is a mission-critical thing that students and parents considering a music track at either colleges or conservatories MUST do if you want to gain admission: Take a lesson with a professor at the school(s) of choice a year or more BEFORE you apply and audition when you are ready to do that. Read on […]
When you visit colleges, the info session and tour are very pivotal points in your understanding of the college. What they show you, and what they don’t, is hugely important. If you bought a car, you’d “kick the tires” to see if it was a good buy. We do far less shopping for one of […]
TOP STEM SCHOOL Type: College Size: Small (800 Undergraduate); Honors College: N/A Affiliations: Claremont College Consortium (Pomona College, Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, Scripps) Student Body: Undergraduate (851 Students) Testing: SAT Reading: 670-760; Math: 730-800; ACT: 29-33 Math II Subject Test: 750-800 Admissions: Applied: 4119; Accepted: 533 (12.9%); Class Size: 215; Early Decision 25% Average GPA: 3.9 (70% over 3.75) […]
Chances are better than average that you WILL NOT get into most good music schools on an audition alone. We’ve had too many students who have been surprised by that “secret” of the game of getting into a top conservatory or university program. Here’s what you do to get yourself on the radar of some of […]
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 […]
Hampshire College is for “out of the box” students who may or may not love school, but are smart and like to forge their own path, including designing their own major.Hampshire was founded by Amherst College and U. Mass Amherst, in their 5 college consortium (group) with Smith and Mount Holyoke. Many Hampshire grads have started pioneering, […]