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US News Delays its Grad School Rankings after Inquiries from Medical and Law Schools
U.S. News & World Report delayed the release of law and medical school rankings due to inquiries and requests to update data. The rankings will be released once inquiries are finished. The top 14 law schools were recently released, with updated methodology, but outcomes…
April Resource Roundup
Whether you are looking for answers to your burning questions about last-minute summer planning, deciding between colleges, or writing a letter of continued interest, we have a resource to meet your needs.
The University of California Proposes System-Wide Transfer Admissions Guarantee
Susan Cochran, chair of the UC systemwide Academic Senate, stated: “The key to transfer is to ask of students only what they need to do and not more…We think this proposal … is a positive step forward for simplifying transfers and helping UC meet its responsibilit…
Decision Results 2022-2023 Pinboard
Application decision results are coming in! Read our live-updates on admission decisions for 2022-2023.
Command Education’s 5 Tips to Navigating Course Selection: Here’s how to develop an Ivy-worthy transcript
hat does your transcript say about you? Despite what you may think, the classes you choose to take can speak volumes to an admissions committee about what kind of student you are and where your passions lie.
Bard College drops out of U.S. News Rankings As U.S. News Pushes Back
This week, Bard College in upstate New York became the latest institution to announce that it will drop out of the U.S. News & World Report annual ranking system. The announcement follows on the heels of several other institutions, like the Rhode Island School of...
2 Brown University athletes sue Ivy League, alleging “price-fixing”
One current basketball player and one former basketball player from Brown University filed a federal lawsuit in Hartford, Connecticut against the entire Ivy League athletic conference, according to Providence Business News. The lawsuit accuses the eight Ivy League unive…
Columbia University Will Be Permanently Test-Optional
Columbia University announced that they will not require standardized test scores in their admissions process going forward. The move follows years of test-optional admissions which began during the pandemic in 2020.
Key Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s Student Loan Hearings
Supreme Court heard just over three hours of oral arguments for two separate cases on the legality of President Biden’s executive action to relieve student loans for tens of millions of Americans, as some of those affected by the ruling protested outside.









