Do Ivy League Schools Require the SAT Again? Yes — All Eight. Here’s What to Do
With Columbia's reinstatement, every Ivy League school requires the SAT or ACT again — while the UC system stays test-free. How families should rebuild the testing plan, and why real project evidence matters more than ever.
What Should Your Student Do Before the Common App Opens? The 3-Week Checklist
The three weeks before the Common App opens are the highest-leverage stretch of the admissions calendar. The 4-step checklist: open the account on day one, go deep not wide, rebuild the testing plan, and line up one piece of real
How to Get a Research Mentor in High School (One Cold Email Reached an MIT Professor)
How do high school students get research mentors? Cold email professors with a short, specific message built on real work — the exact approach a two-time ISEF Grand Award winner used to land biweekly mentorships with an MIT professor and
