Wake Forest is a private, purpose-minded university committed to the greater good. The school was founded in Wake Forest, North Carolina in 1834, but moved to a 340-acre Winston-Salem, North Carolina in the 1950s. And it’s beautiful. What really matters, though, is that Wake Forest offers an exceptional education for just under 5,500 undergraduates. These students have access to more than 50 majors, more than 60 minors, and more than 60% of students take part in an academic study abroad experience. 99% of classes have fewer than 50 students, making Wake Forest an ideal school for students who want access to their professors and opportunities for mentorship.
The Best Majors at Amherst College
Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts is a small liberal-arts college focused on preparing students to service their local and global communities as purpose-forward professionals. Amherst (the town) is a large town of 38,000, and is only 90 minutes from Boston. The town has just about anything you’d need, though, from outstanding food to cultural experiences like the Emily Dickinson Museum. The school itself, though, is home to just under 2,000 students from all 50 states plus D.C. and Puerto Rico and 70 countries — offering an intimate experience with a global perspective. The open curriculum offers flexibility, while an exceptional faculty and outstanding courses encourages depth and the building of true expertise. Amherst also has a strong global impact that goes beyond the diversity of the student body. 45% of students take part in a study abroad experience as part of their Amherst educational journey.
How to Write the University of Richmond Supplement 2024-2025
The University of Richmond is not a large public university, though we understand why the name might have had you fooled. It is actually a relatively small liberal arts school in Richmond, Virginia. With a truly eye-catching campus, a popular business school, and high academic standards, U Richmond is an excellent choice for those looking for southern liberal arts schools. Currently, they are test-optional and have around a 23% acceptance rate. One note: they took over 60% of their class last year during ED/EA (46% during ED specifically)… so if you are serious about becoming a Spider, considering ED is not a bad choice here. The University of Richmond is remaining test option for this application cycle.
How to Write the U Miami Supplement 2024-2025
Just because you are going to college doesn’t mean you can’t be a city girl, because much like Yung Miami, with the University of Miami, Miami is right in the name. Located in Miami-Dade’s Coral Gables, U Miami is a private research university. It is home to around 10k undergrads and 12 schools, including specialized colleges like the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, Miami Herbert Business School and Frost School of Music. The school has once again extended its test-optional policy and has around 19% acceptance rate.
How to Write the University of Michigan Supplement 2024-2025
The University of Michigan is an outstanding university ranked routinely ranked in the top three in the country for public universities. They have 19 schools and colleges, and more than 280 degree programs. Ann Arbor is also known as one of the best college towns in the country, and students love the experience of attending Michigan partly because Ann Arbor is such a great city to be a young person in.
How to Get into UCLA
The University of California Los Angeles, usually just called UCLA, is a public university in LA’s Westwood neighborhood. UCLA is one of nine undergraduate schools in the popular University of California system. UCLA has six undergraduate schools and Arts and Architecture, Engineering and Applied Science, Music, Nursing, Public Affairs, and Theater, Film and Television (and over 120 majors!) They are especially celebrated for their School of Theater, Film, and Television (TFT). Come on, it is LA, but they also have popular majors in biology, business economics, political science, psychology, and psychobiology.
Applying to the University of Michigan as a Student Athlete
The University of Michigan is easily one of the best public universities in the country, and is globally recognized as an outstanding education institution. It’s also an athletic powerhouse. It has long ranked in the top 5 for national undergraduate public universities in the US, and the reputation globally is just as strong. Michigan, or Mich, is also massive. There are about 32,000 undergraduate students, making Mich basically the size of a small city.
How to Write the University of Maryland Supplement 2024-2025
The University of Maryland is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. With 12 schools and more than 90 undergraduate majors, UMD has a lot of choices for its nearly 30k undergrads. The school has only been getting more popular, especially for out-of-state students. While UMD is a state school, they get around three times the number of out-of-state applicants compared to those in-state. Last year, their overall acceptance rate was around 44%, and their out-of-state acceptance rate was closer to 40%. They have also extended their test-optional policy again for this year.
Summer Strategy Ideas for Yale
Yale. The name speaks for itself. Yale is widely regarded as one of the best school in the nation (though these days, U.S. News & World Report ranks it at #5). And aspiring Yalies should take the application process extremely seriously. Recently accepted students had very impressive test scores. SATs were (on average) between 1500 and 1580, which ACT averages ranged from 33-35! And the acceptance rate for the most recent class reported was just 5%. So, if you aspire to attend Yale or any other Ivy for that matter, it’s critical you take advantage of every opportunity to stand out, including during summer vacation.
The New University of Chicago Early Early Decision Option
In the summer of 2024, the University of Chicago, one of the best universities in the county and an elite institution frequently cited as Ivy Adjacent, announced a new admissions option that will fundamentally change getting into the university. “Announced” is a mischaracterization, though, and a huge one. There wasn’t an announcement at all. Nothing on the admissions website. No press release. No blog post. Nothing.
Applying to MIT as a Student Athlete
MIT, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is a powerhouse university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, just across the river from Boston and alongside Harvard in both geographic location and caliber. MIT is often cited as the most famous university focused on engineering and science in the country, and is respected globally for being at the top of its game.
Summer Strategy Ideas for Penn
Whether you call it Penn, UPenn, or the official name, The University of Pennsylvania, this school is regularly ranked as one of the best in the world. Penn (cause that’s our preferred name for this prestigious Ivy League) is known for attracting students who are driven, focused, and who have big dreams and even bigger plans for their futures. The Philadelphia university was founded by Benjamin Franklin and has been rooted in independent thought and bold ideas since day one. It’s “a place for people who want to do something big.”
How to Write the Southern Methodist University (SMU) Supplement 2024-2025
Southern Methodist University, usually just called SMU, is a private research school that is surprisingly non-secretarian in its teaching (so not as Methodist as you might have guessed). Located in a charming area of Dallas, Texas, the school has become popular recently, especially for their undergraduate business and engineering schools. SMU has a sizeable Greek system, fun traditions, and a beautiful campus… which has also made it even more buzzy. They often don’t outright publish their acceptance rate, but it is usually around 50%. The school is test-optional and has a reasonably straightforward supplement. While it isn’t a tricky supplement, there are a couple of best practices on how to approach it. So let’s break it down.
Applying to Dartmouth as a Student Athlete
Dartmouth is the athletic (and outdoorsy) Ivy, known as the Big Green. Located in Hanover, New Hampshire, a town of 8,000 in central New Hampshire, it’s also the small-town Ivy. Dartmouth offers an exceptional education, and Hanover has a bustling main street full of international food options, small mom-and-pop stores, and basically anything you could need at last minute notice.
Summer Strategy Ideas for UCLA
UCLA, or the University of California, Los Angeles, offers a big school experience in a big city. It’s sort of like ‘maximum’ college. UCLA is prestigious, it’s fun, it’s creative, it’s community focused, and it’s academically intense. It’s everything, and that’s why students love it. There are over 33,000 undergraduates at UCLA, and nearly 50,000 total students. The student body represents over 100 countries, and over 9% of students are international — one of the highest ratios of international students in the country. Students in the undergraduate colleges are able to pick from over 125 majors, and over 90 minors, and many mix and match subjects and arenas. People who love to explore, to challenge themselves, and to collaborate with others thrive at UCLA. Two out of three classes have less than 30 students.
How to Write the Duke University Supplement 2024-2025
Duke University, located in Durham, North Carolina, is a private research university known for their work-hard-play-hard vibes. Duke holds a special place in our heart, as it is one of the most popular and in-demand schools with our students. Last year, TKG students had over a 90% acceptance rate at Duke. As you probably know (since you’re here), Duke is crazy hard to get into. Like, Ivy-level hard to get into. The acceptance rate was 5.1% for the Class of 2028.
Applying to the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) as a Student Athlete
The University of Pennsylvania, or Penn (some say UPenn, but we don’t love how that rolls off the tongue), is a top-tier high-selective research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The city offers a cosmopolitan urban college experience steeped in culture, history, and delicious food, and the university offers one of the best educations on earth. They have four undergraduate schools — The College of Arts & Sciences (or The College), The Wharton School, The School of Engineering and Applied Science, and The School of Nursing — and more than 10,600 undergraduate students. There are nearly 30,000 students overall, and the campus is known for bringing together the best and the brightest to innovate, engineer, and discover.
The Best Majors or Concentrations at Hamilton
Hamilton is a small liberal arts college in Clinton, New York. The college is home to about 2,000 undergraduate students, and does not have a graduate program — so it’s entirely undergraduate-focused in a rural hilltop setting that invites exploration and creativity. The motto of the school is “Know Thyself,” and they take it very seriously.
Applying to Brown as a Student Athlete
Brown is an Ivy League university in Providence, Rhode Island with an open curriculum. They challenge students to create their own path, charting a track through the university that takes them where they want to go — on their own terms. It is a unique, highly-respected, and selective education in an urban setting with a strong campus culture and a vibrant creative community for the 7,000 undergraduate students who call it home.
How to Stand Out as a Math Major
So, you want to study math? As admirers of #PeopleInStem, we think that’s incredible. The world of crunching numbers and understanding statistics offers countless ways to express your passion for math. However, math is a competitive major, so you need to seize every opportunity to boost your chances of getting in.