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  While much attention was paid to the pandemic-related upheaval in the college admissions process, not as much is being said about the multilayered impacts to college admissions that have made the 2023-2024 admissions cycle unprecedented. Here are just a few pieces that have transpired in admissions this year –  Radical reworking of application review processes and diminished transparency  As we entered into this season,  a landmark Supreme Court decision  required a complete reworking of the admissions process including how colleges understand applicants, and how they consider identity in the context of the decision process.  With applications opening August 1, colleges had just one month to implement changes to their admissions processes in response to the decision, leaving little time to communicate expectations to applicants. The parameters of the decision encouraged most admissions offices to operate with more opacity and less transparency in their pr...

  As the final admissions decisions of the season have finally rolled in, the tables turn for students and families who’ve been anxiously awaiting this news, and it’s time to decide what’s right for  you . While you may be compelled to check the rankings, we have a different approach. Here’s how we encourage you to make your own best decision – #1 Break up with the rankings:  There are all kinds of college rankings and ‘best of’ lists out there…and while that may have led you to apply to a certain school, we encourage you to leave all those external validations behind when it comes time to make your college decision. The truth is, no ranking list can tell you if you will be happy, if you will build a great community, meet amazing mentors, or shape the life you want to. Nothing can tell you this with certainty, but  decision time is the perfect time to step away from the noise of what everyone else thinks about a college and tap into your own intuition. Here’s how:...