Hello, Iowa: The Original Cornell
Cornell Daily Sun: “When Martin Rosenfeld was still a high school senior, his college application list included an Ivy League school in...
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Beth & Tim Manners
Nov 16, 20181 min read
How Clemson Decides
Independent Mail: “From 2008 to 2018, the number of freshmen applications to Clemson University increased 85 percent. Although the school...
Beth & Tim Manners
Nov 12, 20181 min read
Acceptance May Be Easier Than You Think
Inside Higher Ed: “The annual ‘State of College Admission’ report is important for several reasons. One is that it dispels the myth —...
Beth & Tim Manners
Nov 6, 20182 min read
How Cornell Decides
Cornell Sun: “Unlike many other colleges, which review all applications from a central undergraduate admissions office, Cornell has a...
Beth & Tim Manners
Oct 30, 20181 min read
Fun Facts for Harvard Hopefuls
The Wall Street Journal: “Harvard’s admissions office pays special attention to recruits from 20 U.S. states labeled internally as...
Beth & Tim Manners
Oct 24, 20181 min read
How Duke Decides
Duke Today: “Here’s a tip for high school seniors wondering how to ace the essay portion of the college application: Just be yourself.”...
Beth & Tim Manners
Aug 2, 20182 min read
Colleges Boost Transfer Acceptances
The New York Times: “Transfer students — whose challenges have often been ignored in higher education — are feeling a surge in popularity...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jul 9, 20181 min read
How Legacy Gives A Leg Up
The Wall Street Journal: “At the University of Notre Dame, the University of Virginia and Georgetown University, the admission rate for...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jun 16, 20181 min read
Unlocking The Mysteries of The Essay
The New York Times: “Documents showing that Harvard rated Asian-American applicants lower on personality traits than applicants of other...
Beth & Tim Manners
Mar 30, 20181 min read
Harvard Acceptance Rate Hits New Low
The Wall Street Journal: “Harvard hit a new low this year—in terms of its acceptance rate. The university admitted 4.6% of applicants, or...
Beth & Tim Manners
Feb 12, 20182 min read
College Admissions Create Social-Media Moments
The Wall Street Journal: “Admissions officers are traveling hundreds of miles with a live animal to inform high-school seniors they have...
Beth & Tim Manners
Feb 1, 20181 min read
The 8-Minute Application Review
The Wall Street Journal: “As application numbers surge, admissions officers at some elite colleges say they don’t have time to read an...
Beth & Tim Manners
Dec 19, 20171 min read
Early Ivy Admission Rates Decline
Business Insider: “Another year of early acceptance notifications, another year where the acceptance rates declined. Almost all eight...
Beth & Tim Manners
Dec 6, 20171 min read
Unlocking The Mysteries of Admissions
The New York Times: “It’s a widespread misconception that applicants have an automatic right to be admitted to the school of their choice...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jun 5, 20171 min read
When Harvard Rescinds Admissions
The Harvard Crimson: “Harvard College rescinded admissions offers to at least ten prospective members of the Class of 2021 after the...
Beth & Tim Manners
May 25, 20171 min read
Some Schools Are Still Dangling Dollars
The New York Times: “In the minds of parents and teenagers going through the college application process, May 1 is a magic date. At that...
Beth & Tim Manners
Apr 14, 20171 min read
How Algorithms Are Changing Admissions
The Atlantic: “While few colleges follow the same admissions playbook, they are all taking their cues from the invisible array of...
Beth & Tim Manners
Apr 1, 20171 min read
The Ivies Become Even More Selective
The Wall Street Journal: “Some of America’s most exclusive colleges have become even more exclusive. The eight members of the Ivy League...
Beth & Tim Manners
Mar 30, 20171 min read
Rejection & The Art of Disappointment
The Wall Street Journal: “Claudia Vulliamy, of London, had several rounds of interviews and an overnight stay at Oxford University, where...
Beth & Tim Manners
Mar 19, 20172 min read
The ‘Moneyballing’ of College Admissions
The New York Times: “Nearly all colleges … make use of two metrics to gauge student quality: cumulative high school grade point average...
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