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How to Stand Out to Harvard Business School: Q&A with Min
Top business schools like Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and UPenn Wharton are among the most competitive graduate programs in the world.

How Command Education Senior Mentors Help Students Earn Admission to Dartmouth: Q&A with Lauren
Dartmouth College offers one of the most unique and tightly-knit communities in the Ivy League. Nestled in Hanover, New Hampshire, Dartmouth is known for its small

How Command Education Senior Tutors Help Low-Scoring Students Reach Their Goals: Q&A with Caleb
Sitting for the ACT or SAT for the first time can be daunting—the precise timing, comprehensive range of material, and pressure to perform can be

How Command Education Senior Mentors Make Students’ Columbia Dreams a Reality: Q&A with Dagan
Nestled in New York City’s Morningside Heights neighborhood, Columbia University is distinguished amongst its Ivy League peers for its urban campus, rigorous Core Curriculum, and its socially engaged

Legacy Admissions Comes Under Fire Again—What You Need to Know
Legacy admission is continuing to face scrutiny. Last month, the advocacy group Education Reform Now (ERN) published the fifth installment of its series “The Future

5 Key Takeaways from The Princeton Review’s 2025 College Hopes & Worries Survey Findings
This week, The Princeton Review released its findings from the 2025 edition of the College Hopes & Worries Survey. Each year, this survey provides insights into

Your Odds of Getting Off the Waitlist at an Ivy League School
Receiving a waitlist notification from your dream school can feel defeating—for students who have waited months for an admissions decision, the prospect of remaining in

The Results Are In—Here Are Ivy League and Top College Admissions Rates for the Class of 2029
Today marks the 2025 “Ivy Day,” when students across the globe receive their admissions results from Ivy League and select top schools. Though students received

How Freshmen Can Start Strategizing for Their Ivy League Acceptance Now
For many high school freshmen and their parents, Ivy Day results are a rude wake up call—witnessing their school’s valedictorian and other stellar students get rejected from