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Senior year grades and you

What do schools look at?

We thought we’d wrap up the weekend with a quick post about how much senior year grades really matter. A lot of students have just gotten their acceptances and are hitting the senior year home stretch, so this topic…

SAT II subject tests — which to take

How to decide which subject tests to take

SAT subject tests are the College Board’s subject specific standardized test. As opposed to the SAT, which is supposed to test for general intelligence/achievement…

Where you live matters

Why location matters in college admissions, and how to use it to your advantage

It’s long been a poorly-kept secret that colleges’ admissions criteria differ not only based on demographic, but on what state you…

Getting good recommendations

Who to choose, and how to get the best recommendation possible

One of the most interesting parts of submitting your college applications is getting recommendations. The process can be puzzling for some — it’s…

Dealing with the waitlist

What to do when you’re stuck in limbo

Admissions decisions have come out for 2016 and inevitably some students have ended up on the waitlist. The waitlist is one of the most frustrating places to be, as it can end up extending what…

The curse of choice

Some ideas for how to handle multiple acceptances

So colleges have gotten back to you, and you’re in the lucky category of people who have been accepted to more than one school they’d be glad to attend. What now? How do you decide…

Admissions for fall 2016 are in

A quick look at the numbers doesn’t tell a pretty story

It’s that time of year again. Most universities have released their decisions over the past few days, including statistics on their application numbers and…

Ever wondered why College Board charges students to send their SAT scores to colleges? So did we…

What better way to spend a Friday afternoon, than working on a market sizing problem? So we decided to figure out how much revenue does College Board generate from…