Where You Live Can Affect Where You Get In
Quartz: “No one state offers its students a leg up on elite admissions nationwide. But being from a place that’s typically...
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Beth & Tim Manners
Apr 1, 20161 min read
The Ins and Outs of ‘Early Decision’
The Washington Post: “The binding-commitment path known as ‘early decision’ fills roughly half of the freshman seats at highly ranked...
Beth & Tim Manners
Mar 30, 20161 min read
Stanford Acceptance Rate Drops to Zero
Frank Bruni of The New York Times writes: “Cementing its standing as the most selective institution of higher education in the country,...
Beth & Tim Manners
Mar 17, 20162 min read
What Admissions Officers Tell Their Own Kids
The New York Times asked admissions officers from nine schools for the advice they give their own children on finding the school that’s...
Beth & Tim Manners
Mar 8, 20162 min read
Strong Stories Can Overcome Weak Numbers
Writing in The New York Times, Frank Bruni explains how admissions officers at some colleges take the time “to notice details embedded in...
Beth & Tim Manners
Feb 23, 20161 min read
If You Are Thinking About Transferring …
The Washington Post: “According to a special report from the National Association for College Admission Counseling, a third of students...
Beth & Tim Manners
Feb 15, 20161 min read
High Schools Address The Stress of College Admissions
The Wall Street Journal: “With growing evidence that students are suffering from the intense competition for college admission, schools...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jan 20, 20161 min read
Turning The Tide: Reforming The Admissions Process
In this morning’s New York Times, Frank Bruni writes about Turning The Tide, a report by administrators from Yale, MIT and the University...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jan 18, 20161 min read
Your Social-Media Footprint Matters
Business Wire: A survey of “nearly 400 college admissions officers across the United States finds that the percentage of admissions...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jan 18, 20161 min read
Will Harvard Become Tuition-Free?
The New York Times: A “slate of candidates running for the Board of Overseers at Harvard” thinks the university “should stop charging...
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