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Category: Chinese Students Applying to American Universities

Application Frenzy Leads to the Rise of the Fraudsters

July 21, 2015

Application Frenzy Leads to Cheating If you are applying to an American university from China, beware: As reported recently on CNN, some folks have set up shop essentially to ghost write applications–from essays to recommendations. This is specifically focused on China, but I know for a fact that similar services are available in the U.S.…
Trends in College Applications for 2015-2016: Increased Competition, and Data for Foreign Students Applying to American Universities

July 20, 2015

Increasing Pressure in College Applications Overall The trend is for increasing competition for spots at the super-selective elite schools–Stanford and the Ivy League, the big Midwestern brands (U Chicago, Northwestern, U Michigan) and others. This trend is spreading, as applications increasingly flow out to what were previously considered “safety” schools, which then report lower rates…