Oct 28, 2022 | Blog Posts
Like golf, skiing, and sailing, fencing is a “country club” sport—and for many competitive athletes, it is the ticket to the Ivy League. Stephanie Saul of The New York Times notes that the sports’ niche group of affluent athletes—the vast majority of them white—has...
Oct 26, 2022 | Blog Posts
Forbes has released its Top Colleges 2022 list. Forbes’ college ranking “spotlights schools that offer an excellent education at a great price, graduate high-earners and propel students to become successful entrepreneurs and influential leaders in their fields.” This...
Oct 20, 2022 | Blog Posts
The ACT has released the average scores for the class of 2022, which show a precipitous drop in national averages. The class of 2022 had an average composite score of 19.8—down from 20.3 in 2021—making this the first time since 1991 that the average score has fallen...
Oct 13, 2022 | Blog Posts
On Wednesday, Times Higher Education released its rankings of top universities in the world. While other rankings focus primarily on the institution’s return on investment, student satisfaction, or college deliverables, the THE calculates its ranking primarily on the...
Oct 12, 2022 | Blog Posts
1. Your GPA Doesn’t Compare to That of Students at Other Schools Every high school uses a different grading system, so while your high school and the high school in another county may both use a 4.0 scale, your 3.89 means something different than another student’s to...
