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Business is booming for independent college admissions counselors, driven by plummeting acceptance rates, rising tuition, and a seemingly universal obsession with a short list of top schools everyone ...

Over the past twenty years, acceptance rates at the nation's top institutions have steadily declined while application numbers have surged. SOURCE: Caleb Ren, Harvard College Class of 2021 With ...

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College admissions applications have surged 9% in the 2025-2026 cycle while acceptance rates at top schools have plummeted below 10%, creating a landscape where families navigate decisions with ...

Everything is soooo different now than when we went to college in the ‘90s and ‘00s. From the Common App (yay!) to terrifyingly tiny acceptance rates (boo!), so much about the application process has ...

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With AI tools making it easier for students and parents to complete college applications, the differentiating factor is now an “authentic profile” aligned with the university’s values. This means that ...

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