A gift for all the high school juniors: You can officially start brainstorming and drafting your all-important college application main essay. https://www.commonapp.org/whats-appening/application-updates/2019-2020-common-app-essay-prompts

You know there’s more to this story… https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/423825-college-board-invalidates-students-sat-after-she-retakes-test

After a few rejections last year, David Hogg took a gap year. He just got a Harvard acceptance. So yeah, that gap year paid off. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/david-hogg-parkland-shooting-survivor-says-hell-attend-harvard-university-in-the-fall/

Data to highlight how difficult it is to get into the country’s top colleges. http://digg.com/2018/acceptance-rate-elite-colleges-data-viz

Going Ivy has been proud to work with many of the Harvard-, Princeton- and MIT-bound students on this list, as well as those bound for other top schools. Want your child to make a future list? Give us a call. https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2018/11/06/these-valley-high-schools-sent-the-most-students.html?ana=psm_zb_fb_pvadvertoct18

University of California applications are due tomorrow, and most other schools will be due in a month. Good luck to all the seniors finishing, and reach out if you need some support!

Fascinating story to follow from every angle. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/us/harvard-admissions-affirmative-action.html

Another highly selective college opts for a test-optional admissions policy. http://bangordailynews.com/2018/09/26/education/sat-act-now-optional-at-colby-college/

The top schools make it their mission to educate those most deserving, not just those who can pay the sticker price tuition. https://www.niche.com/blog/think-ivy-league-schools-are-too-expensive-tuition-is-discounted-more-than-you-think/