What are highly selective colleges and universities— and why are so many students interested in attending them?

How does the selective admissions process in 2024 differ from the process of ten— even five— years ago? What’s changing?

What types of courses, recommendation letters, extracurricular activities and essays do highly selective colleges prefer?

How do admissions officers at selective colleges read applications?

What action steps can high school juniors to help them improve their chances at these schools?

Q&A with you

What factors do colleges deem most important when making admission decisions? ​​​​​​​

What impacts have you seen so far of the SCOTUS decision to ban race-conscious admission

How can parents and counselors support and advocate for their students in the coming months?

Your questions! Feel free to submit your questions here and I’ll select a few to ask our panel.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​