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. Given that they each receive nearly ten thousand applicants each admissions cycle, applicants must take a long-term and strategic approach to standing out and distinguishing themselves from other experienced and highly qualified hopefuls. Unlike […]
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 student body, strong undergraduate focus, and innovative D-Plan, which allows students to structure their own academic journeys through flexible, year-round scheduling. Given this distinctive culture and curricular approach, the university […]
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 a particularly anxiety-inducing combination for students who struggle with test-taking. And receiving a score far lower than anticipated often results in even greater stress and aversion to the test. However, […]
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 and intellectually curious student body. Yet with a 3.85% admissions rate in the 2023–24 admissions cycle, Columbia is one of the most competitive universities in the nation. Standing out to Columbia admissions […]
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 of Fair Admissions,” focused on the evolving landscape of legacy admissions in higher education. The new brief promises to revive long-standing critiques of the practice, which faced mounting criticisms in the wake […]
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 the concerns, aspirations, and decision-making processes that affect college applicants and their families. The 2025 edition is based on survey responses gathered from 9,317 individuals—including 7,023 students and 2,294 parents—from […]
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 admissions limbo is a frustrating one. However, it is important to remember that a waitlist notification is not a rejection, nor is it a sign that a student’s application was […]
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 their individual results, many Ivy League schools, including Cornell and UPenn chose to withhold much of their institutional admissions data, as they did in previous cycles. These institutions are seeking to distance themselves from […]
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 Ivy League and top 25 schools is anxiety-inducing. Ivy Day often leads parents to realize that the admissions process is starkly different than it was when they applied, and many […]