College Admissions for Homeschool Students (Part 2 of 3)
College education is not the be all and end all that so many public education advocates and politicians make it out to be. As most homeschoolers know, a self-directed or individualized education trumps...
View ArticleDo Not Apply To College as an Asian
When it comes to college admissions, there are certain groups that have significant advantages: the extraordinarily wealthy, children of the politically powerful, celebrities, children of alumni,...
View ArticleStanford Athletics and College Admissions
Stanford University has officially won its 17th Consecutive Division I Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup. The Directors’ Cup is an award given annually to the colleges and universities with the most...
View ArticleHomeschooling stigmas within college admissions
As a proponent of homeschooling as a superior method of education for many (if not most) students when compared to public schooling, I was shocked to hear nothing but false and negative stereotypes...
View ArticleThe 2013-2014 College Admissions Outlook
Last year was the most competitive college admissions cycle we have ever seen. Harvard had their all-time low 5.79% admissions rate on an all-time high 35,023 applications received. Not to be outdone,...
View ArticleCollege admissions is not a meritocracy; it is a game
College admissions is not a meritocracy, it is a game. Those who know how to play the game began years ago. They have donated consistently and substantially to their alma maters, they have provided...
View ArticleThe Academic Index at Ivy League Schools
Student athletes who hope to be recruited to play a Division I sport in the Ivy League* sooner or later come across the Academic Index (“AI”). The Academic Index was originally developed to ensure that...
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