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— Lynn O'Shaughnessy
Nationally Recognized College Expert
August 5, 2025
In 1990, The New York Times published an article entitled, 鈥淲ith Money and Talent, Emory Raises Its Status.鈥� The accelerated growth began when Coca-Cola magnate, Robert Woodruff, donated over...
Washington, DC, is an attractive locale for students looking to attend college in a bustling, cosmopolitan city with a bevy of recreational, cultural, and internship/pre-professional opportunities. Therefore, it makes...
Bowdoin College is among the most selective and respected liberal arts colleges in the United States, right up there with schools like Amherst, Swarthmore, and Claremont McKenna. These schools...
Barnard College, an all-female college located in Manhattan, also boasts an affiliation with Columbia University. With all of those desirable attributes, it鈥檚 no wonder the Barnard College acceptance rate...
There is so much to like about Boston University that it鈥檚 not hard to figure out why it received over 78,000 applications for a spot in the 2024-25 freshman...
A top-40 national university and a top-10 public university, the University of Texas at Austin is the number one target institution of many Lone Star State teens as well...
August 4, 2025
Along with institutions like UNC Chapel Hill, the University of Michigan, and the College of William and Mary, the University of Virginia is considered one of the 鈥淧ublic Ivies.鈥�...
Throughout the ’90s, Dartmouth College sported an acceptance rate between 21% and 26%. By around 2010, that figure had fallen to 12-13%. In 2023, the school posted a record-low...
Washington University in St. Louis (often referred to as WashU) is a mouthful to say, but the name of this private research university founded in 1853 comes out of...
The University of Pennsylvania was founded in the 18th century as a member of the Ivy League. This being the case, it’s surprising that it took 250 years for...
When it comes to getting accepted into Yale, the good news is that the school is enrolling more undergraduate students now than at any previous point in the university鈥檚...
When you look at a list of the lowest college acceptance rates in the country and your dream school occupies one of the top positions, this is hardly cause...
Amherst College is one of the most selective and esteemed liberal arts colleges in the country, in the same league as the likes of Williams, Swarthmore, and Pomona. While...
Any list of the top colleges in the U.S. South will typically start with names like Duke, Vanderbilt, UNC-Chapel Hill, and the University of Virginia. Somewhat hidden toward the...
In 1999, Vanderbilt received under 10,000 applications and sported an acceptance rate of 61%. The turn of the millennium saw annual incremental increases in selectivity that led to the...
Twenty years ago, the University of Wisconsin-Madison was hardly a hot-ticket destination for stellar students from all over the country/world. While always a popular and sound choice for locals,...
Outside of 鈥淓ncourage your ultra-wealthy parents to donate a building鈥� or 鈥淏e a heavily-recruited athlete who also happens to have an SAT score in the 99th percentile,鈥� there is...
NYU has a reputation for world-class academics with an international flair. In fact, the 29,000+ undergraduates situated in Greenwich Village include the highest number of international students of any...
August 1, 2025
If you鈥檙e a working professional looking to expand your career by earning your master鈥檚 in cybersecurity online, you鈥檝e come to the right place. It can be hard to know...
Over 15,000 undergraduate students proudly don the distinctive orange gear associated with Syracuse University, a mid-sized school in Upstate New York. The 鈥楥use received a record 42,000+ applications for...
