Jay-Z, Blue Ivy take in Lakers-Spurs game with courtside seats

Jay-Z, Blue Ivy take in Lakers-Spurs game with courtside seats

It was daddy-daughter date night at Crypto.com Arena for Jay-Z and Blue Ivy on Wednesday — and the two had a pair of sweet seats for the big Lakers game. With LeBron James, Luka Doncic and the rest of the Lakers taking on the Spurs in the last NBA Cup quarterfinal matchup of the week, … Read more

High schoolers are swapping the Ivy League for the SEC thanks to sunshine, campus culture

High schoolers are swapping the Ivy League for the SEC thanks to sunshine, campus culture

Students from the Northeast are heading South in record numbers, drawn by universities where sunshine, football and Greek life define campus life. Rather than chasing the Ivy League dream, many students are now opting for schools in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), which consists of 16 schools including the University of South Carolina (USC), the University of … Read more

How South Asian students are standing out to the Ivy League after affirmative action ban

How South Asian students are standing out to the Ivy League after affirmative action ban

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

Meet the elite college admissions consultants beating the Ivy League admissions game

Meet the elite college admissions consultants beating the Ivy League admissions game

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

Beyoncé brings daughters Blue Ivy, 13, and Rumi, 7 on stage at first ‘Cowboy Carter Tour’ show

Beyoncé brings daughters Blue Ivy, 13, and Rumi, 7 on stage at first ‘Cowboy Carter Tour’ show

A family of superstars. Beyoncé kicked off her “Cowboy Carter Tour” at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. Monday night with surprise appearances by her daughters Blue Ivy, 13, and Rumi Carter, 7. Blue joined her famous mom, 43, on stage throughout the nearly 3-hour show, after having been a backup dancer on Beyoncé’s Renaissance World … Read more

The secret reasons why top students are getting accepted to the Ivy League — and rejected by other schools

The secret reasons why top students are getting accepted to the Ivy League — and rejected by other schools

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

Beyoncé brings out Blue Ivy at halftime performance at the Houston Texans-Boston Ravens game amid Jay-Z’s rape lawsuit

Beyoncé brings out Blue Ivy at halftime performance at the Houston Texans-Boston Ravens game amid Jay-Z’s rape lawsuit

It was not a family affair! Pop icon Beyoncé brought out her daughter Blue Ivy during her Christmas Day halftime performance, but her husband Jay-Z didn’t appear in the show — in the wake of his legal battle. The Roc Nation founder, 55, wasn’t seen on screen at all during the lively performance at NRG … Read more

Christina Milian defends Blue Ivy Carter after ‘Mufasa’ premiere backlash

Christina Milian defends Blue Ivy Carter after ‘Mufasa’ premiere backlash

Christina Milian is standing up for Beyoncé’s daughter Blue Ivy. After the 12-year-old’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” red carpet appearance on Monday was scrutinized, the actress, 43, gave her two cents. “First of all, she looks gorgeous,” Milian said on Sherri Shepherd’s talk show, “Sherri,” on Tuesday. “I think the fact that anybody has anything to say … Read more

Jay-Z smiles with Beyoncé and Blue Ivy in first outing since being accused of raping teen in bombshell lawsuit

Jay-Z smiles with Beyoncé and Blue Ivy in first outing since being accused of raping teen in bombshell lawsuit

Jay-Z refuses to go into hiding despite the shocking allegations against him. The “Empire State Of Mind” rapper, 55, held his head high while appearing at the premiere of Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” on Monday at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Jay-Z — whose real name is Shawn Carter — seemed unfazed by the recently amended … Read more

‘Ivy League’ baby names are all the rage — but it has nothing to do with getting them into universities, parenting consultant reveals

‘Ivy League’ baby names are all the rage — but it has nothing to do with getting them into universities, parenting consultant reveals

Expectant parents are goo-ing and gaa-ing for these monikers. Baby name consultant Colleen Slagen revealed why parents are requesting “Ivy League” names — and, no, they’re not naming their children Harvard or Brown. Most moms and dads dream of their child getting accepted into an Ivy League school, but that’s not why they’re requesting names … Read more

I feel inferior to my Ivy League colleagues — how can I fit in?

I feel inferior to my  Ivy League colleagues — how can I fit in?

I work at a prestigious fintech company where everyone went to Ivy League or prestigious schools. I went to a good public university and grad school but didn’t have a very high GPA, and I feel like an outsider. I just want to be seen as valuable and fit in. How do I do that? … Read more

Exclusive | Newly minted pop star Ivy Getty talks laying floors at Tory Burch’s spring show

Exclusive | Newly minted pop star Ivy Getty talks laying floors at Tory Burch’s spring show

Ivy Getty is handy. The model, fashion collector, philanthropist, singer and heiress to the Getty oil fortune knows her way around a hardware store. Hammer in hand, she’s been doing up her New York apartment. “I’ve kind of been on an interior design moment,” the flame-haired Ms. Fix-It told Alexa at the Tory Burch show, … Read more

How to stand out to Ivy Leagues and top tier colleges: our in-depth interview

How to stand out to Ivy Leagues and top tier colleges: our in-depth interview

New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase The college application process can seem stressful and complex, but the New York Post and Command Education are here to give you the best advice and tips on how to ensure your student can … Read more

Beyoncé refused to let Blue Ivy perform in her ‘Renaissance’ tour at first: ‘I told her no’

Beyoncé refused to let Blue Ivy perform in her ‘Renaissance’ tour at first: ‘I told her no’

Beyoncé wasn’t “Crazy in Love” with her daughter wanting to perform. The musician revealed that she initially refused to let her daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, perform during her “Renaissance” World Tour. “She told me she was ready to perform, and I told her no,” Beyoncé, 42, said in her new concert documentary “Renaissance: A Film … Read more

Now it’s tutors for toddlers: Parents pay $2,000 a month to put under-2s on track for Ivy League

Now it’s tutors for toddlers: Parents pay ,000 a month to put under-2s on track for Ivy League

The race to the Ivy League starts early. Well-to-do parents are increasingly hiring private tutors not just for high school, middle school and elementary kids — but also for their tiny toddlers. Their little ones might be on-track developmentally, but moms and dads want junior to get a jump on the competition when it comes … Read more

Jay-Z and Beyonce’s daughter Blue Ivy almost had a very different name

Jay-Z and Beyonce’s daughter Blue Ivy almost had a very different name

Come again? Jay-Z and Beyonce shocked the world when the singer announced her pregnancy at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. And they were again taken aback by her unique name when she arrived five months later on January 7, 2012. Now, the proud dad is revealing what the couple initially were going to name … Read more

Move over, Blue Ivy: Madonna’s daughter Estere, 11, strikes fierce pose at ‘Celebration’ Tour opener

Move over, Blue Ivy: Madonna’s daughter Estere, 11, strikes fierce pose at ‘Celebration’ Tour opener

LONDON — First Blue Ivy practically stole the “Renaissance” Tour from Beyoncé. Now it’s Madonna’s 11-year-old daughter Estere showing that she got it from her mama, at the opening of the Queen of Pop’s “Celebration” Tour at the O2 in London on Saturday. Estere — who has a twin sister, Stella — demonstrated that she most … Read more

College consultants reveal their top tips to gain Ivy League admission

College consultants reveal their top tips to gain Ivy League admission

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

Ivy Getty helps rescue dogs in high fashion

Ivy Getty helps rescue dogs in high fashion

Ivy Love Getty is a most unusual multi-hyphenate: model, fashion collector, philanthropist and dog whisperer.  Those last two roles are perhaps closest to her heart. As the great-granddaughter of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty and an heir to his vast fortune, she’s in a position to support an array of causes, from animal welfare organizations … Read more

What is ‘Ivy Day?’ Your guide to elite college admissions’ big day

What is ‘Ivy Day?’ Your guide to elite college admissions’ big day

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