New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Hoping to free yourself from the anxiety vortex that is helping your child apply to college? Your way out of this high-pressure maze may be easier than you think: Hire a college admissions counselor … Read more
Parents across the country are shelling out more money than ever before on education costs for their children. In New York City, the average private school parent is paying $27,322 for high school tuition, with some prestigious schools topping $70,000. Additionally, families are making enormous expenditures on back-to-school supplies as well as tutoring, test prep, … Read more
After meticulously polishing application materials, hitting submit during the early admissions round, and enduring the agonizing wait for an admissions decision, thousands of students opened their application portals this week to find the word no applicant wants to see: deferred. Despite the disappointment that comes with a deferral, this outcome means that students have another shot … Read more
In the high-stakes world of college admissions, there’s one lesson every hopeful applicant should learn early: What you leave out of your personal essay may matter more than what you put in. Many schools receive tens of thousands of applications each cycle, allowing the admissions officers only a few minutes to decide whether to consider … Read more
An unspoken set of rules have always governed the college admissions process for many Asian families. They understand, for example, that an Indian male applying to study computer science or a Chinese female pianist will have to work exponentially harder to distinguish themselves in the admissions process. For South Asian families in particular, the college … Read more
New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. It’s no secret: college admissions have always been fiercely competitive. But as demand for higher education swells, applicant pools jumped 5% in just the past year, turning an already ruthless competition into what must feel like … Read more
“Mentors help students develop soft skills, such as time management, communication, networking and confidence building,” says Ali Mantell, vice president of enrollment at college admissions consulting firm Command Education. Adobe stock Getting into the college of your dreams can feel like navigating an obstacle course — blindfolded, with an arm tied behind your back. Even … Read more
These high schoolers are getting a lesson in luxury. College hopefuls will soon be able to tour universities like rockstars — zipping between campuses on a private jet, crashing in five-star hotels, and wining and dining their way to a decision. For a mind-boggling, all-inclusive $300,000, the college admissions consultancy group IvyWise will whisk away … Read more
If you’re beginning to feel like every teenager at your child’s high school is the CEO of a start-up, a non-profit founder or a social justice advocate, you’re not wrong. These days, teenagers aren’t just biking around their neighborhoods or going to the movies — they’re interning at major tech companies, cultivating bespoke brands and … Read more
Students and parents have long approached the admissions process with a simple assumption: If you can get into an Ivy League school, you can get in anywhere. Based on that assumption, many applicants devote all of their time, energy and effort to their Harvard application first, then plan to tinker with their essays a bit … Read more
Most Americans are feeling a major pinch in their wallets—from the price of eggs to high home prices—and the bottom line comes into sharper view for families with children who want to go to college. The average cost of college in the United States is $38,270 per student per year, including tuition, fees, books, supplies, … Read more
They got schooled. American college students have little basic knowledge of history, lawmaking and US governance, according to a new survey of no-brainer civics questions. “Students today are sadly unprepared for participation in our democratic republic, as these results show,” said Bradley Jackson of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, which administered the 35-question … Read more
High schoolers are applying to a record-breaking number of colleges — frenzied by confusion over campus antisemitism, changing testing policies and the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling. Before the pandemic, Christopher Rim’s average client would apply to 12 schools. This application cycle, the college admissions consultant said, 90% of the students he works with are … Read more
High schoolers are applying to a record-breaking number of colleges — frenzied by confusion over campus antisemitism, changing testing policies and the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling. Before the pandemic, Christopher Rim’s average client would apply to 12 schools. This application cycle, the college admissions consultant said, 90% of the students he works with are … Read more
Felicity Huffman, who served 11 days in jail for her involvement in the nationwide 2019 Varsity Blues college admissions scandal, said, “It’s been hard” ever since — and she’s finding it tough to land acting roles. “I walk into the room with it. I did it. It’s black and white,” the former “Desperate Housewives” star … Read more
I’m an experienced, unemployed front doorman. I’ve had lots of interviews and one in particular was going well until I was asked my age. I’m 67, but isn’t it illegal to ask? Then they said they were going to interview more people. I’m taking my case to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, but I still … Read more
City kids get their Paul Mole coiffures all tousled up over acceptance into the Elite 8: Yale, Harvard, Princeton…you know the rest (Columbia, Cornell, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth and Brown — if you deign to think the unis beyond that first holy trio count). “The admissions landscape for Ivy League schools has never been more … Read more
Sixteen-year-old high school senior Dennis “Maliq” Barnes — who has earned scholarship offers from more than 150 schools — announced his college decision at a news conference Friday. “Today, I am pleased to announce my final college decision for the fall of 2023,” Barnes said this morning at his high school campus, located in New Orleans. “It … Read more
Jumbo balloon letters that spelled out “B-A-M-A,” a large cheese pizza topped with pepperoni in the shape of an “A” and a sea of crimson and white sweatshirts, banners and other University of Alabama swag set the scene of the splashy shindig. Welcome to Daniella Ortiz’s #BedParty — the viral TikTok hashtag with over 8.9 … Read more
Whether you’re itching to become a Columbia Lion or Yale Bulldog (or for your kid to), you may have heard of mumblings of “Ivy Day” as of late in these parts. You may recall eagerly checking the mailbox during your senior year in high school to see if you were accepted to one or more … Read more