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In recent years, an increasing number of students have applied early to college.

Class of ’25 sees an increased number of early college applicants

Caleb Yu and Skyler Mao December 13, 2024

Continuing a trend of recent years, 77% of the Class of ‘25 applied early to colleges they hope to attend next fall. According to the administration, 65% of the Class of ‘23 and 72% of the Class...

A map of the University of Edinburgh and three ESCP Business School locations.

Senior Mag 2024: Seniors scatter to the winds, seeking college opportunities abroad

Victoria Hu May 25, 2024

George Hu vividly remembers the first time he visited the United Kingdom while on vacation in middle school. As he wandered through Edinburgh’s medieval stone castles and stopped to admire the towering...

Seniors wear college merchandise on Commit Day

Alan Cai and Florence Hu May 16, 2024

Photo by Florence Hu Raghav Rajan: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Photo by Florence Hu Paolo Wang: Purdue University and Eric Shi: University of Washington. Photo...

Assortments of college ranking list with factors such as acceptance rate, major, ranking and cost.

While flawed, college ranking systems remain necessary tools for constructing college lists

William Cao and Nikhil Mathihalli May 15, 2024

With over 5,999 college options in the U.S., seniors face a daunting array of possible directions; merely choosing colleges which to apply to can feel like navigating a maze in the cornfields, blindfolded.  From...

The name of your college doesn’t guarantee you immediate success.

Attending a prestigious college doesn’t guarantee future success

Anika Kapasi and Angela Tan April 4, 2024

As college acceptances roll in this time of year, it’s common to hear news spread about seniors who are accepted into elite colleges like Stanford, Harvard, Yale, MIT and several others that boast a...

Entrepreneur and author Vivek Ramaswamy waves as he arrives to take part in the first Republican Presidential primary debate at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on August 23, 2023. 

Vivek Ramaswamy hides dangerous, extremist ideology behind his Ivy League charisma

Agastya Vitaldevara October 23, 2023

“Now, to answer the question on everyone’s mind: What’s a skinny guy with a funny last name doing at the center of your debate stage?” With glaring white teeth and a cheekbone splitting smile,...

There are multiple pathways to college other than going straight after high school.

As colleges acceptance rates continue to decline, more students should turn to options other than 4-year universities

Neal Malhotra and Kavya Patel May 31, 2023

As college acceptance rates for 4-year universities get lower and lower, it has become increasingly challenging for students to be accepted into popular in-state institutions like the UCs and even previously...

Students can expect nothing more than a generic response from college representatives that they had to compete for space to attend. 

College visits don’t live up to expectations

Atrey Desai and Minsui Tang October 20, 2022

“Students interested in learning more about [insert college name], please report to the College and Career Center at the beginning of the tutorial.” Students eager to depart from their second-period...

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