Bay Area College Counseling

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College admissions are becoming more competitive each year, and seats at the top universities are becoming more sought after. As Stanford professor Mitchell Stevens puts it, “it’s not a pretty ecology overall”. Having helped thousands of students, we have a few suggestions specifically for students from San Francisco, Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Cupertino, Fremont, and the surrounding areas.

Does My High School Ranking Matter?

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You may have seen various local news sources in your area boast when a particular high school ranks well for the area, state, or even country. It can be difficult to know if you should take these rankings seriously though. After all, some question whether or not college rankings even matter, so why would the ranking of a high school matter? 

How to Get into COSMOS Summer Program

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COSMOS is a California-based STEM summer program across 4 participating UC schools. Similar to college courses, you can expect to engage in lectures on niche STEM topics, field trips, group discussion, and group research projects. A pricey investment, COSMOS isn’t the only way to deepen your STEM research experience. Read on…

Best SUNY Schools

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With over 4,000 undergraduate majors across 64 campuses, there is a lot of competition between the best SUNY schools.

The Complete List of BS/MD Programs

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College applications can feel like a stressful, competitive race to some far-off finish line. Instead, we suggest the slow and steady approach to win college apps.