The Ivy League team of teachers will create a customized study plan for you to quickly master the skills of the Digital SAT.

The conventional wisdom says that getting into Harvard or Yale is essentially a golden ticket to the best business schools. The data tells a more complicated and in some ways more useful story and helps us answer which undergraduate schools actually feed top MBA programs. College Transitions recently analyzed the undergraduate backgrounds of nearly 110,000 business school graduates across 310 US institutions, producing two separate rankings: one measuring total volume of stud

McKinsey projected in 2024 that 50% of current jobs could be displaced by AI by 2030. Whether or not that specific figure proves accurate, the directional pressure it reflects has already started reshaping how universities design undergraduate programs. From elite engineering schools to Ivy League universities to top-30 comprehensive institutions, the pace of new AI-related degree programs has accelerated dramatically, with many schools adding or restructuring programs on an

The news landed without much warning: ACT has been acquired by ETS, the organization behind TOEFL and the GRE. For anyone planning to apply to US universities in the next few years, this is worth understanding, both for what it means right now and what it might signal about where the testing landscape is heading. The Context: Why This Happened Now The timing is not a coincidence. Over the past two years, a wave of top US universities including Harvard, Yale, MIT, Dartmouth, B

AI Wrote His Essay In March of this year, a Korean-American student named Roy Lee was suspended from Columbia University after it was determined that he had relied too heavily on AI in writing his application essays thus it was deemed that AI Wrote his essay. The case drew wide attention partly because of its specific circumstances and partly because of what it represents: the moment when AI-assisted admissions writing stopped being a theoretical concern and became a document

Two years ago, everyone was still debating whether AI would replace human jobs. Now, no one is arguing. The reality is—AI won't replace you, but people who use AI definitely will. In just a few years, from top STEM institutes to Ivy League schools and Top 30 universities, institutions have been rapidly adding AI interdisciplinary majors: School Launch Time Highlights Carnegie Mellon University 2018 First batch in the US University of Pennsylvania Fall 2024 First in the Ivy Le

For students aiming for Top 20 US universities, summer school recommendation letters are undeniably crucial. They are typically submitted to admissions officers as supplemental recommendation letters. Among the Top 20 universities, exactly 10 allow the submission of supplemental recommendation letters: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Harvard University, Stanford University, University of Chicago, Duke University, Northwestern University, University of Pennsylvani

Every application season, the EA (Early Action) policy is a tempting choice for many students. With double-digit acceptance rates, the ability to apply to multiple schools simultaneously, and no obligation to attend if accepted, it certainly looks like a shortcut to prestigious universities. But among the Top 30 US universities, not all EA policies are full of goodwill. Here is a comprehensive guide to US undergraduate EA applications and which Top 30 are worth pursuing, and

Every time I open the news for the 2026 United States-Canada-Mexico World Cup, I am profoundly shocked by the players on the US team. While national team players in other countries dive into youth training in their early teens and hastily wrap up their academic studies, the starting lineup for the US team tells a different story. Goalkeeper Matt Freese graduated with an economics degree from Harvard University, defender Miles Robinson comes from Syracuse University, and sever

Every year after the summer vacation, the admin's inbox is flooded with the same type of question: "Are my extracurricular activities too few?" "Should I rush to add a public welfare project?" "Others have done more than a dozen, but I only have five. Should I hurry up and scrape together another one?" As a result, many students ignore the quality of activities in pursuit of quantity. In fact, ten activities is the limit, not the standard answer. Admissions officers won't giv

The San Francisco Bay Area is one of the most remarkable concentrations of higher education in the world. Within a roughly 50-mile radius, you have institutions that between them have shaped modern computing, biotechnology, environmental science, law, and business in ways that are difficult to overstate. The proximity to Silicon Valley, the biotech corridor of South San Francisco, and the financial institutions of San Francisco itself means that studying here isn't just about

Here is an uncomfortable truth for students aiming at top US universities: a 1530 SAT and five 5s on AP exams is not enough on its own. Scores open the door to consideration. What actually differentiates applicants at the top tier is the substance and coherence of everything outside the classroom. And the stakes are higher than most students realize. UIUC's overall acceptance rate sits around 36.6%, which sounds approachable, but its computer science acceptance rate is 7.4%,

A common dilemma for college-bound students is the tension between two very different kinds of undergraduate experience. Liberal arts colleges offer intimate class sizes, professors who know your name, and a tight community feel. Large research universities offer depth of resources, specialized programs, and the prestige of a major institution. For students who want both, the choice can feel impossible. It doesn't have to be. A specific tier of universities manages to deliver

Recently, the University of Chicago Law School officially announced a major new policy: starting from the Fall 2026 semester, all first-year law students are completely prohibited from using laptops, tablets, mobile phones, and all other electronic devices in class! That's right, it's not just restricting AI, it's directly banning all devices altogether! This is probably the most hardcore AI prevention and control operation among US law schools at this stage. While others are

Official Data Proves UCB is Truly Strong, and UCLA is Quite Weak... Which school in the UC system is more beneficial for international students' "financial prospects"? Instead of relying on feelings, it's better to look at the data. As an institution very willing to share its statistics, the UC system has exposed all the post-graduation income data of its international students! Financial Prospects for International Students: University of California, Berkeley (UCB) Median sa

After going to college, I finally understood and became one of those people who say, "He's actually quite nice when he's not hitting me." No matter how bad the outside reputation of some universities might be, more than half of the people who receive an offer still end up going, crying and sniffling their way through graduation... Let's take a look at universities with questionable reputations. Universities with Questionable Reputations: University of Chicago If we were to na

A study environment is so important for a person! During finals week, it's always easy to run to places crowded with people, and you end up not studying well~ Today, let's take a look at the popular US universities. What are the secret study bases used by international students? After reading this, my mom will never have to worry about me having nowhere to study again! Secret Study Bases Used by International Students at University of Michigan At Umich, people's first reactio

Imagine being a Princeton alumnus, opening a viral ranking post, and finding your school sitting at number 14, below UCLA. That's the kind of thing that sends blood pressure through the roof and gets comment sections moving fast. That's exactly what happened recently when a user posted what they called an "ultimate" university ranking, created when they averaged eight different major college rankings and calculating a composite score for each school. The results were, to put

Choosing a US university is one of the most disorienting parts of the application process. With thousands of schools that look similar on paper, similar names, similar rankings, similar stated requirements, how do you actually figure out which one fits you? Here are six concrete dimensions worth evaluating what a US university is really like, along with a practical tool at the end that most students never use. 1. What a US University Is Really Like: School Size Think about ho

College is a four-year window, and it closes faster than most students expect. The students who leave with strong job offers or graduate school acceptances in hand are almost never the ones who started thinking about their careers in senior year. They're the ones who started early, built deliberately, and treated college as an opportunity to develop a track record, not just a transcript. Here's how to actually do that. Position Yourself for Career Readiness During College: St

If you spend any time around Stanford's campus or its alumni network, you will eventually hear someone mention Stanford's Symbolic Systems major. It tends to come up in conversations about AI researchers, tech founders, and linguists in the same breath, which is a hint at what makes the major unusual. Symbolic Systems, often called SymSys by students, is one of the most distinctive undergraduate programs in the country, and understanding what it actually is helps clarify both

On June 30, 2026, ETS (Educational Testing Service), one of the world's largest educational assessment organizations, formally announced the completion of its acquisition of ACT. The deal, which closed on July 1, brings together the two organizations behind America's two major college entrance exams under a single corporate umbrella for the first time. ETS has stated after it officially acquires ACT that ACT will continue to operate as an independent brand, with existing prod

June 2026 brought a wave of supplemental essay policy changes from several prominent U.S. universities, and the moves collectively signal something significant about where college admissions is heading. Three schools in particular made headlines: UNC Chapel Hill, Cornell, and Duke, each taking a different approach. Understanding what changed and why matters for any family beginning to think about the 2027 application cycle. 2027 Application Season's Essay Shifts: Three School

Music Majors Choosing to pursue music in higher education is an exciting step, but it often brings a surprising realization: "majoring in music" isn't a single path. The higher education landscape splits cleanly across creative production, live performance, academic study, and commercial business. Where you belong depends entirely on your personal goals—whether you picture yourself commanding a concert hall stage, sculpting sound behind a mixing console, inspiring students in