Grades and Rigor Really Matter
Even with holistic admissions, your grades and course rigor matter more than anything else. Strong grades…
How to Estimate Your Admission Chances
This post explains how to estimate your admission chances using scattergrams. A scattergram is an X-Y…
Your Sophomore Year in High School
Many high schoolers describe 10th grade as the year that the academic workload starts picking up….
Your Senior Year in High School
The fall semester of your senior year will remain very busy. It takes time to properly…
Your Junior Year in High School
Your junior year will be the most demanding because there is so much going on. This…
Hooks: What They Are, and Why They Matter
Anyone interested in selective colleges must understand about hooks. We will start by defining what it…
Your Freshman Year in High School
Freshman year is when you step up academically from middle school, and have the most freedom…