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  • How to Apply to College in 2019-2020–Part 1

    Who should read this post: anybody applying to college in the United States of America in 2019-2020. The first part of this post will be pretty California-centric, but I also look at some information on the Ivy League and more application data on Harvard specifically. We still await a full data set on applications for…

  • The Usual Suspects: Admissions Resultsfor the Ivy League and West Coast Favorites

    Who should read this article:  Anybody interested in applying to an Ivy League or U.C. school, oh yes, and Stanford.   I also include my opening discussion for the class of 2021 on brand, status and the Tesla test. How many Teslas have you seen with college stickers on the back window? Me neither, and I…

  • What Universities Will Look For This Year In College Applications–A Quick Introduction

    What universities are looking for starts with what kind of university you are applying to.  In the most basic sense, universities can be divided into two categories when it comes to applications: holistic or objective universities. In the first case, holistic universities take a “whole person” approach, looking at grades and  (usually) test scores, but also looking…