College Admissions Essays Change in the Age of the Algorithm
No more ACT or SAT writing? Most colleges and universities are cutting it out. Good news? Maybe, maybe not. College admissions essays are becoming more important not only for them …
The College Tour Game: Kick the Tires
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. …
Picking Schools: The Long List
March is a busy month, but it’s also the time that Sophomores, and Juniors, at least those who have yet to do it, should start putting together the “long list” …
Harvey Mudd College
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; …
Top Undergrad Schools for Ph.Ds in Science & Engineering
What is one of the measures of the quality of an undergraduate education at a college? How many people go on to achieve the highest (terminal) degrees. There’s a reason.
Super-Scoring on Standardized Tests like ACT/SAT
Faster than a speeding bullet, you can create trouble for yourself with standardized tests like the SAT or the ACT. When you sign up for the tests with the College …
Do You Know the Sophomore Secret?
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 …
7 Common Mistakes in Choosing a College
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 …
Want to Know Where to Go to School? Follow the Professors!
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 …
University of Florida
Type: University Size: Large (49,785; Undergrad: 32,008; Grad:16,272); Style: Overwhelmed and overreaching Affiliations: Honors College: Honors Program (Separate Admission) Student Body: Undergraduate; Graduate Testing: SAT:1810-2060/ACT: 27-31 Admissions: 39% Students of Color: 30.1% (His.: 15.67%; AA: …