Loyola Marymount is a mid-Sized with 6,000 students in LA. The 142 acre campus is a mile from the beach and overlooks the pacific ocean. The campus is close to Marina Del Rey and a short drive to Santa Monica. LMU’s has a Roman Catholic foundation. Popular majors include management, marketing, communications, psychology, film and […]

Duke is a selective mid-sized school with 6,700 students located in Durham, NC. The 9,000 acre campus divided in to east/west campuses butts up to 9,000 acres of open space – and is nicknamed “the University in the Forest”. Duke is a unique with DI championship sports that coexist with stellar academics. School spirit is […]

The college admissions process in a normal year is full of uncertainty and anxiety. Add a global pandemic into the mix and things are really upside down. High school students have had all the normal measurements of their work taken away. None of what we are all experiencing is normal. I know not having the […]

WashU is a competitive school with strong academics across the board. WashU is mid-sized with 7,000 undergrads. The most popular majors are business, engineering, biology, social science, chemistry, biomedical engineering, philosophy-neuroscience-psychology, and premed. There are many research opps for undergrads and students rave about the collaborative environment. Students consistently talk about the ways in which […]

Located in Portland, OR, Reed is a small liberal arts college with 1,400 students. Reed attracts serious students, but has a non-traditional learning environment. Letter grades are not emphasized, professors give detailed feedback. There is academic rigor, but the environment is collaborative and non-competitive. You hear over and over at Reed that students love to […]

Today’s tour is my alma mater, Penn. Full disclosure: It’s hard for me to be objective with this tour because I just love this school so much. If you are looking for a highly selective school that doesn’t take itself as seriously as some of its Ivy League peers, Penn is worth considering. Penn’s campus […]

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, TN with just under 7K undergrads. Historically “Vandy” was a conservative favorite amongst the southern elite, but the University has grown and modernized over time. Academically, Vanderbilt has many nationally ranked programs. Students come from all over the country and Vanderbilt only accepts about 9% of applicants. There are four […]

COVID-19 has impacted virtually every sector of our economy and world. College admissions is facing challenges beyond anything in its history. The role of higher education will likely change significantly in the pandemic’s aftermath. Over the past few weeks, I’ve met with colleagues, college admissions directors, and students. The class of 2021 will be impacted […]

Williams college consistently ranks as the #1 liberal arts college in the U.S. Located in Williamstown, MA people either love or hate Williamstown. Williams is tucked away in a small part of the Berkshires and borders Vermont. West coast kids, be prepared much like other New England liberal arts colleges- it’s a long haul to […]

Occidental or “Oxy” as it’s referred to is a small liberal arts college in Los Angeles situated on 120 acres between Glendale and Pasadena. Occidental is a rare gem as it’s a small liberal arts school in a large city. With 2,000 students, there are plenty of opportunities for students to find their own path. […]