Do You Need a 4.0 to Get into an Ivy League?
The Ivy League has essentially become synonymous with academic excellence, and most students and parents are keenly aware of these institutions’ high academic standards. For instance, 74.02% of students admitted to Harvard in the 2022-23 admissions cycle had a 4.0...
3 Things You Should Be Doing as a Freshman to Increase Your Odds of Ivy League Admission
The admissions landscape at Ivy League and other top institutions has become ever more competitive in recent years, and newly publicized information indicates that admissions officers at these colleges consider every aspect of a student’s candidacy in their process....
The 2025 U.S. News & World Report Rankings Are Here—What You Need to Know
Every year, members of the higher ed community—whether prospective students, parents, educators, and administrators—anticipate the release of the U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges Rankings with varying degrees of excitement and dread. These rankings have long...
Should You Apply to All Eight Ivies?
In the spring of 2024, Bronx high school student Malena Galletto made headlines after being accepted to all eight Ivy League schools—in addition to the 20 other schools to which she had applied. Incredible stories of students like Malena defying the admissions odds...
