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The Importance of High School Context in College Admission

Jill Schwitzgebel — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 21:38:50 +0000

Like everything related to college admission, context matters. And an important way to assess applicants is through high school context.

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AP Score Reporting Requirements

Jill Schwitzgebel — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 18:45:05 +0000

Like the return to requiring SAT and ACT exams, AP score reporting requirements may become more common at top colleges.

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Predictive Analytics’ Impact on College Admission: What You Should Know

Jill Schwitzgebel — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:24:17 +0000

Predictive analytics' impact on college admission - three main ways colleges are using data to evaluate students and how to leverage it

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5 College Application Red Flags (and some Yellow and Green Ones!)

Jill Schwitzgebel — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 19:58:32 +0000

Occasionally, some college application "red flags" do pop up! Fortunately, I see mainly green flags, but there are some yellow ones too.

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What Does Holistic College Admission Mean?

Jill Schwitzgebel — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 20:38:40 +0000

A holistic approach is not based solely on GPAs or test scores or other numerical data. So what does holistic college admission mean?

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AP vs IB vs AICE – Which One is Best?

Jill Schwitzgebel — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 23:26:50 +0000

Since you clicked on the title, it’s likely you already know what “AP vs IB vs AICE” is referring to. But just in case: AP – Advanced Placement IB – International Baccalaureate AICE – Advanced International Certificate of Education (This is also often referred to as the Cambridge curriculum) All three of the above are...

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The End of Race-Conscious Admissions – Or Is it?

Jill Schwitzgebel — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 19:41:53 +0000

If you’re tuned in to higher ed, or maybe the news in general today, you’ll see headlines like “The End of Race-Conscious Admissions” or some go further and say “The End of Affirmative Action.” It seems that it’s not truly accurate. It feels a little too complex to try to explain in a social media...

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The 4 Latest College Admission Tips for 2025-26

Jill Schwitzgebel — Tue, 09 May 2023 01:00:20 +0000

Here are the 4 latest college admission tips for the classes of 2026 and 2027, based on the admission trends in 2025.

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College Applications and ChatGPT

Jill Schwitzgebel — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 21:42:47 +0000

I thought maybe I could avoid writing about ChatGPT and college applications, but it's the elephant in the room if you ignore it these days. What are the implications for college admission?

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The Ivy League Academic Index and Student Athletes

Jill Schwitzgebel — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 19:17:13 +0000

Wondering if athletics might give your student the edge they need to get into an Ivy? It's time to learn about the Ivy league academic index.

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