One-minute college breakdowns
186 short videos on 53 colleges. Each one takes a single school and reads its own published numbers: what it weighs, its deadlines, what it really costs, which majors are hard to get into.
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The series: What Colleges Weigh, Early, Rounds & Deadlines, What It Really Costs, Majors & Doors, Waitlists & Decisions, Applying from Abroad, How to Get Into. Every video names the page its figures come from and the day they were read, and every number it says is on the screen while it is said. Search for a college below, or pick a series to see only those videos.
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Northwestern University
College page: Northwestern University
Length 0:49Watch: Northwestern rates your recommendation letters as Very Important as your GPA (opens in a new tab)· What Northwestern weighs as much as your GPA
Northwestern rates your recommendation letters as Very Important as your GPA
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Length 1:10Watch: Northwestern University Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For (opens in a new tab)· What Northwestern does with your test scores
Northwestern University Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For
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Length 1:01Watch: Most families making less than $150K per year attend Northwestern tuition-free (opens in a new tab)· What Northwestern costs, and who pays no tuition
Most families making less than $150K per year attend Northwestern tuition-free
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Length 0:56Watch: Northwestern no longer requires the Common App personal essay (opens in a new tab)· What Northwestern asks you to write
Northwestern no longer requires the Common App personal essay
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Length 1:04Watch: Northwestern admitted 20.4% of its Early Decision applicants. Overall, it admitted 7.47% (opens in a new tab)· What Northwestern's Early Decision numbers show
Northwestern admitted 20.4% of its Early Decision applicants. Overall, it admitted 7.47%
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Claremont McKenna College
College page: Claremont McKenna College
Length 0:50Watch: Claremont McKenna says its admission is generally need-blind for U.S. citizens (opens in a new tab)· What Claremont McKenna costs, and who it admits need-blind
Claremont McKenna says its admission is generally need-blind for U.S. citizens
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Length 0:55Watch: Claremont McKenna College Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For (opens in a new tab)· What Claremont McKenna's Early Decision requires
Claremont McKenna College Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For
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Brown University
College page: Brown University
Length 0:54Watch: Brown University Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For (opens in a new tab)· What Brown's Early Decision rules out
Brown University Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For
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Length 0:50Watch: Brown accepts Score Choice on your SAT or ACT, and superscores within each test (opens in a new tab)· What Brown does with your test scores
Brown accepts Score Choice on your SAT or ACT, and superscores within each test
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The Ohio State University
College page: The Ohio State University
Length 1:00Watch: At Ohio State, ACT or SAT scores are required from first-year applicants to the Columbus campus (opens in a new tab)· What Ohio State requires from your test scores
At Ohio State, ACT or SAT scores are required from first-year applicants to the Columbus campus
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Length 0:44Watch: Ohio State's early action deadline also opens the door to extra scholarship consideration (opens in a new tab)· What Ohio State's early action deadline gets you
Ohio State's early action deadline also opens the door to extra scholarship consideration
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Length 1:03Watch: Ohio State gives additional consideration for more math, science or foreign language than required (opens in a new tab)· What Ohio State weighs, from its own data
Ohio State gives additional consideration for more math, science or foreign language than required
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Pomona College
College page: Pomona College
Length 0:46Watch: Pomona College Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For (opens in a new tab)· What Pomona's essay asks of undecided students
Pomona College Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For
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Length 0:52Watch: Pomona does not consider legacy or donor-affiliated status in the admissions process (opens in a new tab)· What Pomona does with legacy status
Pomona does not consider legacy or donor-affiliated status in the admissions process
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Watch: Pomona has two Early Decision rounds, and the second closes the same day as Regular Decision (opens in a new tab)· What Pomona's two Early Decision dates are
Pomona has two Early Decision rounds, and the second closes the same day as Regular Decision
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Length 1:04Watch: Sending the ACT to Pomona? Include the Science section (opens in a new tab)· What Pomona requires on the ACT
Sending the ACT to Pomona? Include the Science section
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Case Western Reserve University
College page: Case Western Reserve University
Length 1:07Watch: Case Western Reserve University Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For (opens in a new tab)· What Case Western's Pre-Professional Scholars Program unlocks
Case Western Reserve University Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For
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Length 0:49Watch: Case Western Reserve University Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For (opens in a new tab)· What Case Western Reserve's two early plans require
Case Western Reserve University Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For
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Length 0:58Watch: Case Western Reserve University Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For (opens in a new tab)· What Case Western asks for in test scores
Case Western Reserve University Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For
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Johns Hopkins University
College page: Johns Hopkins University
Length 0:44Watch: At Johns Hopkins, Early Decision Two ends in admitted, waitlisted or denied (opens in a new tab)· What Johns Hopkins says Early Decision Two can end in
At Johns Hopkins, Early Decision Two ends in admitted, waitlisted or denied
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Length 0:49Watch: 99% of Johns Hopkins' Class of 2029 ranked in the top 10% of their high school class (opens in a new tab)· What Johns Hopkins' Class of 2029 profile shows
99% of Johns Hopkins' Class of 2029 ranked in the top 10% of their high school class
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Length 0:59Watch: Johns Hopkins does not consider the optional ACT Science or Writing sections in superscoring (opens in a new tab)· What Johns Hopkins superscores
Johns Hopkins does not consider the optional ACT Science or Writing sections in superscoring
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Length 0:50Watch: Johns Hopkins admitted 247 students off its waitlist for fall 2025 (opens in a new tab)· What Johns Hopkins' waitlist did for fall 2025
Johns Hopkins admitted 247 students off its waitlist for fall 2025
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Length 0:55Watch: Johns Hopkins: free tuition for families making up to $200,000 (opens in a new tab)· What Johns Hopkins families pay
Johns Hopkins: free tuition for families making up to $200,000
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Boston University
College page: Boston University
Length 0:52Watch: A BU scholarship, once awarded, is guaranteed for all eight semesters (opens in a new tab)· What BU costs, and its scholarship guarantee
A BU scholarship, once awarded, is guaranteed for all eight semesters
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Length 0:55Watch: Boston University rates two factors Very Important: course rigor and GPA (opens in a new tab)· What BU weighs, from its own data
Boston University rates two factors Very Important: course rigor and GPA
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Length 1:05Watch: Boston University Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For (opens in a new tab)· What BU asks for in test scores
Boston University Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For
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Villanova University
College page: Villanova University
Length 0:56Watch: Villanova University Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For (opens in a new tab)· What Villanova lets you switch into Early Decision
Villanova University Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For
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Length 0:56Watch: Villanova puts your essay in the same column as your GPA: Very Important (opens in a new tab)· What Villanova weighs, from its own data
Villanova puts your essay in the same column as your GPA: Very Important
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Purdue University
College page: Purdue University
Length 0:50Watch: Purdue University Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For (opens in a new tab)· What Purdue expects from your test scores
Purdue University Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For
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Length 1:05Watch: Purdue says GPA is not a factor used in the review of an application for admission (opens in a new tab)· What Purdue weighs, from its own data
Purdue says GPA is not a factor used in the review of an application for admission
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Length 0:57Watch: In 2013, Purdue froze tuition at the 2012 level (opens in a new tab)· What Purdue's frozen tuition means for families
In 2013, Purdue froze tuition at the 2012 level
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Length 0:49Watch: Purdue says admission will be much more competitive if you apply after Early Action (opens in a new tab)· What Purdue's November 1 deadline gets you
Purdue says admission will be much more competitive if you apply after Early Action
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Length 0:54Watch: In West Lafayette, Purdue admits engineering freshmen to First-Year Engineering, not a major (opens in a new tab)· What Purdue's First-Year Engineering asks
In West Lafayette, Purdue admits engineering freshmen to First-Year Engineering, not a major
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Virginia Tech
College page: Virginia Tech
Length 0:53Watch: Virginia Tech Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For (opens in a new tab)· What Virginia Tech skips in your file
Virginia Tech Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For
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Length 0:53Watch: At Virginia Tech, a 3.0 GPA guarantees your first-choice engineering major (opens in a new tab)· What Virginia Tech's GPA guarantee means for your major
At Virginia Tech, a 3.0 GPA guarantees your first-choice engineering major
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Length 1:07Watch: Virginia Tech builds a computer into a first-year student's cost of attendance (opens in a new tab)· What Virginia Tech costs, computer included
Virginia Tech builds a computer into a first-year student's cost of attendance
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Northeastern University
College page: Northeastern University
Length 1:01Watch: Northeastern lets you apply directly into a major that spans two different colleges at once (opens in a new tab)· What Northeastern's combined majors let you do
Northeastern lets you apply directly into a major that spans two different colleges at once
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Length 0:58Watch: Northeastern is investing a record $525 million in financial aid this year, and none of it is loans (opens in a new tab)· What Northeastern costs, and why none of it is loans
Northeastern is investing a record $525 million in financial aid this year, and none of it is loans
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Length 1:06Watch: Northeastern is test-optional. Northeastern's Common Data Set rates test scores Very Important (opens in a new tab)· What Northeastern weighs, from its own data
Northeastern is test-optional. Northeastern's Common Data Set rates test scores Very Important
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Duke University
College page: Duke University
Length 0:50Watch: At Duke, 21% of last year's first-year class attended tuition-free (opens in a new tab)· What Duke costs, and who pays tuition-free
At Duke, 21% of last year's first-year class attended tuition-free
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Length 1:04Watch: At Duke, scores sent by testing agencies are required only from students who enroll (opens in a new tab)· What Duke asks for in test scores
At Duke, scores sent by testing agencies are required only from students who enroll
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Length 1:04Watch: Duke says it appreciates well-rounded and well-lopsided students (opens in a new tab)· What Duke weighs, from its own data
Duke says it appreciates well-rounded and well-lopsided students
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Length 0:47Watch: You asked for Duke: its Early Decision is binding (opens in a new tab)· What Duke's Early Decision binds you to
You asked for Duke: its Early Decision is binding
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University of Chicago
College page: University of Chicago
Length 0:56Watch: University of Chicago Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For (opens in a new tab)· What UChicago's application plan deadlines are
University of Chicago Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For
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Length 1:07Watch: Beginning in Autumn Quarter 2027, UChicago families earning up to $250,000 pay no tuition (opens in a new tab)· What UChicago's free tuition covers from Autumn 2027
Beginning in Autumn Quarter 2027, UChicago families earning up to $250,000 pay no tuition
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Length 0:58Watch: UChicago's Common Data Set rates the essay Very Important, and GPA Considered (opens in a new tab)· What UChicago rates Very Important
UChicago's Common Data Set rates the essay Very Important, and GPA Considered
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Length 1:05Watch: At UChicago, an SAT or ACT score is only used if it will positively affect your chance of admission (opens in a new tab)· What UChicago does with your test scores
At UChicago, an SAT or ACT score is only used if it will positively affect your chance of admission
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Cornell University
College page: Cornell University
Length 0:53Watch: In Cornell's Common Data Set, 1,639 of 3,827 enrolled first-years sent SAT scores (opens in a new tab)· What Cornell counts in its testing data
In Cornell's Common Data Set, 1,639 of 3,827 enrolled first-years sent SAT scores
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Length 1:04Watch: At Cornell, you apply to only one undergraduate college or school (opens in a new tab)· What Cornell asks when you pick its college
At Cornell, you apply to only one undergraduate college or school
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Length 1:07Watch: Cornell requires first-year applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores (opens in a new tab)· What Cornell weighs, from its own data
Cornell requires first-year applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores
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Georgetown University
College page: Georgetown University
Length 0:51Watch: Georgetown requires two short essays and two long essays from every applicant (opens in a new tab)· What Georgetown requires in essays
Georgetown requires two short essays and two long essays from every applicant
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Length 0:50Watch: Georgetown University Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For (opens in a new tab)· What Georgetown requires in test scores
Georgetown University Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For
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Length 0:56Watch: Early Action applicants to Georgetown may not apply to any binding Early Decision programs (opens in a new tab)· What Georgetown's Early Action rules out
Early Action applicants to Georgetown may not apply to any binding Early Decision programs
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Vanderbilt University
College page: Vanderbilt University
Length 1:03Watch: Vanderbilt University Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For (opens in a new tab)· What Vanderbilt's five undergraduate schools mean for you
Vanderbilt University Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For
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Length 0:54Watch: Vanderbilt is test-optional for fall 2027 and fall 2028 (opens in a new tab)· What Vanderbilt changes about its test scores
Vanderbilt is test-optional for fall 2027 and fall 2028
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Length 1:06Watch: Vanderbilt just raised its full-tuition income threshold to $200,000 (opens in a new tab)· What Vanderbilt costs, and its new $200K threshold
Vanderbilt just raised its full-tuition income threshold to $200,000
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Length 1:03Watch: Vanderbilt lets you change your decision plan, up to two weeks after the decision plan deadline (opens in a new tab)· What Vanderbilt lets you change after you apply
Vanderbilt lets you change your decision plan, up to two weeks after the decision plan deadline
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University of South Carolina
College page: University of South Carolina
Length 0:56Watch: South Carolina won't require SAT or ACT scores for fall 2027 freshman admission (opens in a new tab)· What South Carolina does with your test scores
South Carolina won't require SAT or ACT scores for fall 2027 freshman admission
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Length 1:11Watch: South Carolina's 2026-2027 tuition: $12,288 for a state resident, $38,098 for a nonresident (opens in a new tab)· What South Carolina charges residents and nonresidents
South Carolina's 2026-2027 tuition: $12,288 for a state resident, $38,098 for a nonresident
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Length 0:51Watch: Apply to South Carolina by October 15 and you hear back by mid-December (opens in a new tab)· What South Carolina's October 15 deadline gets you
Apply to South Carolina by October 15 and you hear back by mid-December
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University of Colorado Boulder
College page: University of Colorado Boulder
Length 1:02Watch: CU Boulder's example budget for a Colorado resident living on campus is $39,992 for fall and spring (opens in a new tab)· What CU Boulder budgets for a year on campus, and its aid rules
CU Boulder's example budget for a Colorado resident living on campus is $39,992 for fall and spring
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Baylor University
College page: Baylor University
Length 0:55Watch: Baylor's Early Decision and Early Action deadlines are both November 1 (opens in a new tab)· What Baylor's Early Decision scholarship is
Baylor's Early Decision and Early Action deadlines are both November 1
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University of Illinois Chicago
College page: University of Illinois Chicago
Length 1:01Watch: UIC's College of Nursing looks for a 3.50 GPA, a 28 ACT, or a 1310 SAT from its strongest applicants (opens in a new tab)· What UIC asks to enter Nursing
UIC's College of Nursing looks for a 3.50 GPA, a 28 ACT, or a 1310 SAT from its strongest applicants
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Dartmouth College
College page: Dartmouth College
Length 1:07Watch: At Dartmouth, families making $175,000 or less pay no tuition (opens in a new tab)· What Dartmouth costs, and which families pay no tuition
At Dartmouth, families making $175,000 or less pay no tuition
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Length 0:57Watch: For Dartmouth Early Decision, due November 1st, the last SAT test date is November (opens in a new tab)· What Dartmouth's last test dates are
For Dartmouth Early Decision, due November 1st, the last SAT test date is November
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Length 1:03Watch: Dartmouth's Early Decision round admitted 21.6% of applicants. Across every round, 6.02% (opens in a new tab)· What Dartmouth's Early Decision numbers show
Dartmouth's Early Decision round admitted 21.6% of applicants. Across every round, 6.02%
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University of Washington
College page: University of Washington
Length 0:43Watch: The University of Washington has no early action or early decision round (opens in a new tab)· What UW's one application deadline means
The University of Washington has no early action or early decision round
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Length 0:51Watch: Where do you stand at UW? Type your GPA and see | Inside Stratia (opens in a new tab)· Inside Stratia: where you stand at UW, the Stand card on a college page (episode 1)
Where do you stand at UW? Type your GPA and see | Inside Stratia
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Length 0:53Watch: UW admitted 18,813 out-of-state first-years for fall 2025. Only 1,843 enrolled (opens in a new tab)· What UW's out-of-state admits did
UW admitted 18,813 out-of-state first-years for fall 2025. Only 1,843 enrolled
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Length 0:49Watch: UW asks you not to send letters of recommendation (opens in a new tab)· What UW reads instead of recommendation letters
UW asks you not to send letters of recommendation
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Length 0:47Watch: UW admitted 2,252 students off its waitlist for fall 2025 (opens in a new tab)· What UW's waitlist did for fall 2025
UW admitted 2,252 students off its waitlist for fall 2025
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Length 1:13Watch: UW computer science: 41% of Washington applicants got a direct-admit offer. Out of state: 8% (opens in a new tab)· What UW's computer science door looks like
UW computer science: 41% of Washington applicants got a direct-admit offer. Out of state: 8%
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Length 1:01Watch: At UW, the people reading your application don't see your test scores (opens in a new tab)· What UW does with test scores
At UW, the people reading your application don't see your test scores
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New York University
College page: New York University
Length 0:50Watch: New York University Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For (opens in a new tab)· What NYU needs from your test scores
New York University Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For
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Length 0:57Watch: If you don't get in with NYU's Early Decision, you cannot apply for Regular Decision (opens in a new tab)· What NYU's Early Decision means if you don't get in
If you don't get in with NYU's Early Decision, you cannot apply for Regular Decision
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Length 0:49Watch: NYU lists your interest in NYU among the factors it considers (opens in a new tab)· What NYU says about your interest
NYU lists your interest in NYU among the factors it considers
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Length 1:03Watch: At NYU, A-Levels or the IB can stand in for the SAT, but not for an English test (opens in a new tab)· What NYU asks of applicants from abroad
At NYU, A-Levels or the IB can stand in for the SAT, but not for an English test
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American University
College page: American University
Length 0:55Watch: American University Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For (opens in a new tab)· What American weighs, from its own data
American University Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For
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Length 1:08Watch: American University rates the level of your interest Very Important, the same tier as your GPA (opens in a new tab)· What American weighs, from its own data
American University rates the level of your interest Very Important, the same tier as your GPA
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San Jose State University
College page: San Jose State University
Length 1:06Watch: At San Jose State, meeting the minimum CSU requirements doesn't guarantee you admission (opens in a new tab)· What San Jose State asks of every major
At San Jose State, meeting the minimum CSU requirements doesn't guarantee you admission
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University of Michigan
College page: University of Michigan
Length 0:53Watch: Michigan offered 24,447 applicants a waitlist spot for fall 2025. 1,663 got in (opens in a new tab)· What Michigan's waiting list looked like for fall 2025
Michigan offered 24,447 applicants a waitlist spot for fall 2025. 1,663 got in
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Length 0:49Watch: At Michigan, alumni relation is Not Considered in admission (opens in a new tab)· What Michigan does with alumni ties
At Michigan, alumni relation is Not Considered in admission
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Length 3:49Watch: How to Get Into Michigan for Mechanical Engineering: What Actually Helps (opens in a new tab)· How to get into Michigan for Mechanical Engineering: what actually helps
How to Get Into Michigan for Mechanical Engineering: What Actually Helps
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Length 1:03Watch: Income up to $125,000, assets under $125,000: Michigan families pay no tuition at Ann Arbor (opens in a new tab)· What Michigan's Go Blue Guarantee covers
Income up to $125,000, assets under $125,000: Michigan families pay no tuition at Ann Arbor
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Length 1:04Watch: Michigan won't read your SAT or ACT if you answer No, even when it has your score (opens in a new tab)· What Michigan does with a score you don't ask it to read
Michigan won't read your SAT or ACT if you answer No, even when it has your score
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Length 0:50Watch: About 80% of Michigan's Ross business class is admitted straight out of high school (opens in a new tab)· What Michigan does with Ross business admission
About 80% of Michigan's Ross business class is admitted straight out of high school
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Length 0:54Watch: Michigan says Early Decision doesn't make it easier to get in. It gets you the answer sooner (opens in a new tab)· What Michigan says about Early Decision
Michigan says Early Decision doesn't make it easier to get in. It gets you the answer sooner
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Southern Methodist University
College page: Southern Methodist University
Length 1:01Watch: SMU rates four factors Very Important: course rigor, GPA, the essay and recommendations (opens in a new tab)· What SMU weighs, from its own data
SMU rates four factors Very Important: course rigor, GPA, the essay and recommendations
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Length 1:09Watch: SMU rates your letters of recommendation Very Important, the same tier as your GPA (opens in a new tab)· What SMU weighs, from its own data
SMU rates your letters of recommendation Very Important, the same tier as your GPA
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University of California, Berkeley
College page: University of California, Berkeley
Length 1:01Watch: At UC Berkeley, moving into the College of Engineering from another college is never guaranteed (opens in a new tab)· What UC Berkeley asks to move into Engineering
At UC Berkeley, moving into the College of Engineering from another college is never guaranteed
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Length 1:04Watch: 133,157 students applied to UC Berkeley as first-years for 2026 (opens in a new tab)· What UC Berkeley's 2026 applicant numbers say
133,157 students applied to UC Berkeley as first-years for 2026
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Length 0:52Watch: UC Berkeley will email some students a request for letters of recommendation (opens in a new tab)· What UC Berkeley does with letters
UC Berkeley will email some students a request for letters of recommendation
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Length 0:44Watch: UC Berkeley rates your application essay Very Important, the same as your GPA (opens in a new tab)· What UC Berkeley weighs in your essays
UC Berkeley rates your application essay Very Important, the same as your GPA
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San Diego State University
College page: San Diego State University
Length 1:06Watch: Cal Grant A covers San Diego State's CSU Basic Tuition (opens in a new tab)· What San Diego State costs, and what Cal Grant A covers
Cal Grant A covers San Diego State's CSU Basic Tuition
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Length 1:03Watch: San Diego State rates the essay, recommendations and activities Not Considered (opens in a new tab)· What San Diego State weighs, from its own data
San Diego State rates the essay, recommendations and activities Not Considered
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University of Houston
College page: University of Houston
Length 1:03Watch: A 3.5 GPA earns automatic admission to the University of Houston. For business, it takes a 3.9 (opens in a new tab)· What Houston asks of business and engineering majors
A 3.5 GPA earns automatic admission to the University of Houston. For business, it takes a 3.9
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
College page: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Length 0:55Watch: UNC-Chapel Hill rates your home state Very Important, the same tier as your essay (opens in a new tab)· What UNC-Chapel Hill rates Very Important
UNC-Chapel Hill rates your home state Very Important, the same tier as your essay
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Length 0:59Watch: UNC admits you to Carolina, not to computer science. The major is a separate application (opens in a new tab)· What UNC asks of computer science majors
UNC admits you to Carolina, not to computer science. The major is a separate application
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Length 0:50Watch: North Carolina families under $30,000 paid $2,004 a year on average at UNC (opens in a new tab)· What UNC costs lower-income NC families
North Carolina families under $30,000 paid $2,004 a year on average at UNC
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Length 0:59Watch: At UNC-Chapel Hill, your GPA decides whether you have to send a test score (opens in a new tab)· What UNC-Chapel Hill asks for below a 2.8 GPA
At UNC-Chapel Hill, your GPA decides whether you have to send a test score
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Length 1:08Watch: UNC admitted North Carolinians at almost four times the out-of-state rate (opens in a new tab)· What UNC does for North Carolina applicants
UNC admitted North Carolinians at almost four times the out-of-state rate
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Length 1:05Watch: UNC admitted 2,099 students off its fall 2025 waitlist (opens in a new tab)· What UNC's waitlist looked like
UNC admitted 2,099 students off its fall 2025 waitlist
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Emory University
College page: Emory University
Length 0:54Watch: Emory now gives free tuition to every family earning $200,000 or less (opens in a new tab)· What Emory costs, and who pays $0 tuition
Emory now gives free tuition to every family earning $200,000 or less
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Emory suggests a letter from a teacher in a class where you faced and overcame challenges
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University of California, Los Angeles
College page: University of California, Los Angeles
Length 0:45Watch: UCLA doesn't offer early action or early decision for any application (opens in a new tab)· What UCLA's filing period looks like
UCLA doesn't offer early action or early decision for any application
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Length 5:01Watch: How to Get Into UCLA for Psychology: What Actually Helps (opens in a new tab)· How to get into UCLA for Psychology: what actually helps
How to Get Into UCLA for Psychology: What Actually Helps
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Length 0:55Watch: UCLA's admitted students had a median weighted GPA of 4.61 for fall 2025 (opens in a new tab)· What UCLA's admitted GPAs show
UCLA's admitted students had a median weighted GPA of 4.61 for fall 2025
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Length 0:55Watch: For fall 2025, Mechanical Engineering at UCLA admitted 3.9% of its 6,083 applicants (opens in a new tab)· What UCLA's admit rate by major shows
For fall 2025, Mechanical Engineering at UCLA admitted 3.9% of its 6,083 applicants
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Length 1:04Watch: UCLA's School of Nursing admitted 31 first-year applicants for fall 2025. 5,669 applied (opens in a new tab)· What UCLA's School of Nursing admitted
UCLA's School of Nursing admitted 31 first-year applicants for fall 2025. 5,669 applied
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Length 0:57Watch: 1,514 students got into UCLA off the waitlist (opens in a new tab)· What UCLA's waitlist looked like
1,514 students got into UCLA off the waitlist
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Length 1:07Watch: University of California, Los Angeles Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For (opens in a new tab)· What UCLA weighs
University of California, Los Angeles Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For
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Harvard University
College page: Harvard University
Length 0:37Watch: Harvard admitted 75 students from its waiting list (opens in a new tab)· What Harvard's waiting list numbers show
Harvard admitted 75 students from its waiting list
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Length 0:56Watch: At Harvard, it is not possible to request an interview (opens in a new tab)· What Harvard's interview policy is
At Harvard, it is not possible to request an interview
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Length 0:55Watch: Harvard says the SAT and ACT predict Harvard grades better than high school grades do (opens in a new tab)· What Harvard says about the SAT and ACT
Harvard says the SAT and ACT predict Harvard grades better than high school grades do
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Length 1:01Watch: Harvard stopped publishing its early admit rate (opens in a new tab)· What Harvard stopped publishing
Harvard stopped publishing its early admit rate
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Length 0:59Watch: 45% of Harvard's Class of 2029 attend tuition-free (opens in a new tab)· What Harvard families pay
45% of Harvard's Class of 2029 attend tuition-free
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Stanford University
College page: Stanford University
Length 0:49Watch: Stanford University Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For (opens in a new tab)· What Stanford's Restrictive Early Action restricts
Stanford University Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For
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Length 0:50Watch: Stanford asks you to list five things that are important to you, with a 50-word maximum (opens in a new tab)· What Stanford's short questions ask
Stanford asks you to list five things that are important to you, with a 50-word maximum
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Length 0:40Watch: Stanford calls grade 9 a transition year (opens in a new tab)· What Stanford reads most in your grades
Stanford calls grade 9 a transition year
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Length 1:02Watch: Stanford wants every AP score you've taken, even for exams you self-studied (opens in a new tab)· What Stanford asks about your AP scores
Stanford wants every AP score you've taken, even for exams you self-studied
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Length 0:49Watch: Parents earn under $150,000, with typical assets? Stanford's aid covers tuition (opens in a new tab)· What Stanford's aid covers
Parents earn under $150,000, with typical assets? Stanford's aid covers tuition
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Length 0:52Watch: Stanford: one or two deep activities may show more than five or six clubs (opens in a new tab)· What Stanford counts as an activity
Stanford: one or two deep activities may show more than five or six clubs
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Pennsylvania State University
College page: Pennsylvania State University
Length 1:08Watch: Penn State students typically do not enter a specific major until their third to fifth semester (opens in a new tab)· What Penn State asks to enter a major
Penn State students typically do not enter a specific major until their third to fifth semester
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The University of Texas at Austin
College page: The University of Texas at Austin
Length 1:00Watch: At UT Austin, science students cannot change into computer science by speaking with their advisor (opens in a new tab)· What UT Austin asks to switch into computer science
At UT Austin, science students cannot change into computer science by speaking with their advisor
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Length 0:45Watch: UT Austin requires a short answer on why you want your first-choice major (opens in a new tab)· What UT Austin asks you to write
UT Austin requires a short answer on why you want your first-choice major
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Length 2:32Watch: How to Get Into UT Austin for Computer Science: What Actually Helps (opens in a new tab)· How to get into UT Austin for Computer Science: what actually helps
How to Get Into UT Austin for Computer Science: What Actually Helps
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Length 0:59Watch: UT Austin Early Action closes October 15. Your official SAT or ACT must arrive by October 22 (opens in a new tab)· What UT Austin needs by October 22
UT Austin Early Action closes October 15. Your official SAT or ACT must arrive by October 22
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Length 1:11Watch: UT Austin took 7.88% of applicants from abroad last fall. From Texas: 35.9% (opens in a new tab)· What UT Austin admits from abroad
UT Austin took 7.88% of applicants from abroad last fall. From Texas: 35.9%
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Length 0:58Watch: UT's automatic admission: top 5%, and it doesn't pick your major (opens in a new tab)· What UT Austin's top 5% rule does
UT's automatic admission: top 5%, and it doesn't pick your major
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University of Pittsburgh
College page: University of Pittsburgh
Length 1:07Watch: Pitt will double any Federal Pell Grant awarded to its undergraduates, up to $7,395 (opens in a new tab)· What Pitt costs, and how it doubles Pell Grants
Pitt will double any Federal Pell Grant awarded to its undergraduates, up to $7,395
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Length 0:54Watch: Pitt reviews applications and makes admissions decisions throughout the year (opens in a new tab)· What Pitt's rolling admission means
Pitt reviews applications and makes admissions decisions throughout the year
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Length 0:59Watch: University of Pittsburgh Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For (opens in a new tab)· What Pitt's nursing door looks like
University of Pittsburgh Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
College page: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Length 3:55Watch: How to Get Into UIUC for Statistics & Computer Science: What Actually Helps (opens in a new tab)· How to get into UIUC for Statistics & Computer Science: what actually helps
How to Get Into UIUC for Statistics & Computer Science: What Actually Helps
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Length 0:58Watch: At Illinois, mechanical engineering is a first-choice-only major for first-year applicants (opens in a new tab)· What Illinois does with mechanical engineering
At Illinois, mechanical engineering is a first-choice-only major for first-year applicants
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Rice University
College page: Rice University
Length 1:01Watch: At Rice, once you opt in to score consideration, you may not opt out or remove scores (opens in a new tab)· What Rice does with your test scores
At Rice, once you opt in to score consideration, you may not opt out or remove scores
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Length 0:55Watch: Rice recommends you request an interview, though interviews are optional and not guaranteed (opens in a new tab)· What Rice's interview is
Rice recommends you request an interview, though interviews are optional and not guaranteed
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Length 0:58Watch: Rice asks every applicant for an image, and says it is not used for evaluative purposes (opens in a new tab)· What Rice does with The Box
Rice asks every applicant for an image, and says it is not used for evaluative purposes
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Length 0:55Watch: From fall 2027, Rice is tuition-free for families earning up to $200,000 (opens in a new tab)· What Rice's new aid covers
From fall 2027, Rice is tuition-free for families earning up to $200,000
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Length 1:14Watch: At Rice, 629 of 1,263 first-years applied Early Decision (opens in a new tab)· What Rice fills in Early Decision
At Rice, 629 of 1,263 first-years applied Early Decision
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University of California, Davis
College page: University of California, Davis
Length 1:00Watch: UC Davis says apply to a major that interests you, not your best chance of admission (opens in a new tab)· What UC Davis asks of biology majors
UC Davis says apply to a major that interests you, not your best chance of admission
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Princeton University
College page: Princeton University
Length 5:13Watch: How to Get Into Princeton for Public Policy: What Actually Helps (opens in a new tab)· How to get into Princeton for Public Policy: what actually helps
How to Get Into Princeton for Public Policy: What Actually Helps
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Length 0:55Watch: You can opt out of a Princeton interview, and it will not put you at any disadvantage (opens in a new tab)· What Princeton's alumni interview is
You can opt out of a Princeton interview, and it will not put you at any disadvantage
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Length 0:53Watch: Princeton is test-optional this year. Next year's applicants have to send the SAT or ACT (opens in a new tab)· What Princeton does with test scores next year
Princeton is test-optional this year. Next year's applicants have to send the SAT or ACT
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Length 0:55Watch: Princeton asks for a paper you already wrote for class, with the grade on it (opens in a new tab)· What Princeton asks you to write
Princeton asks for a paper you already wrote for class, with the grade on it
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Length 1:03Watch: 71% of Princeton's newest class qualified for financial aid (opens in a new tab)· What Princeton's aid covers
71% of Princeton's newest class qualified for financial aid
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Yale University
College page: Yale University
Length 0:49Watch: Most successful Yale applicants submit only the required application materials (opens in a new tab)· What Yale's optional supplements are
Most successful Yale applicants submit only the required application materials
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Length 0:55Watch: Some of Yale's questions give you 200 characters, about 35 words (opens in a new tab)· What Yale's short takes allow
Some of Yale's questions give you 200 characters, about 35 words
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Length 3:31Watch: How to Get Into Yale for Economics: What Actually Helps (opens in a new tab)· How to get into Yale for Economics: what actually helps
How to Get Into Yale for Economics: What Actually Helps
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Length 0:59Watch: Yale's early round doesn't bind you, but it limits where else you can apply early (opens in a new tab)· What Yale's early round rules out
Yale's early round doesn't bind you, but it limits where else you can apply early
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Length 1:01Watch: Yale no longer lets AP scores stand in for the SAT or ACT (opens in a new tab)· What Yale requires on testing now
Yale no longer lets AP scores stand in for the SAT or ACT
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Length 0:58Watch: Yale says 80% of US families with children qualify for at least free tuition (opens in a new tab)· What Yale's aid covers
Yale says 80% of US families with children qualify for at least free tuition
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Georgia Institute of Technology
College page: Georgia Institute of Technology
Length 0:54Watch: From the 2026-27 cycle, Georgia Tech no longer requires a Georgia Tech short-answer question (opens in a new tab)· What Georgia Tech dropped from its application
From the 2026-27 cycle, Georgia Tech no longer requires a Georgia Tech short-answer question
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Length 5:07Watch: How to Get Into Georgia Tech for Architecture: What Actually Helps (opens in a new tab)· How to get into Georgia Tech for Architecture: what actually helps
How to Get Into Georgia Tech for Architecture: What Actually Helps
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Length 0:54Watch: 77% of Georgia Tech's new computing students earned straight A's in high school (opens in a new tab)· What Georgia Tech's computing class looked like
77% of Georgia Tech's new computing students earned straight A's in high school
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Length 1:02Watch: Georgia Tech admitted Georgia residents at nearly three times the out-of-state rate (opens in a new tab)· What Georgia Tech does with residency
Georgia Tech admitted Georgia residents at nearly three times the out-of-state rate
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Length 1:00Watch: Georgia Tech's early deadline is October 15 or November 2. Where you live picks it (opens in a new tab)· What Georgia Tech does with its two early rounds
Georgia Tech's early deadline is October 15 or November 2. Where you live picks it
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Columbia University
College page: Columbia University
Length 0:58Watch: Columbia says there is no income cutoff for financial aid eligibility (opens in a new tab)· What Columbia's Early Decision aid needs
Columbia says there is no income cutoff for financial aid eligibility
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Length 0:58Watch: Columbia's own data says your level of interest is Not Considered (opens in a new tab)· What Columbia does with your interest
Columbia's own data says your level of interest is Not Considered
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Length 0:59Watch: Columbia asks for a list: the books, podcasts, museums and videos that shaped you (opens in a new tab)· What Columbia asks you to list
Columbia asks for a list: the books, podcasts, museums and videos that shaped you
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Length 0:59Watch: Juniors: Columbia requires test scores again starting August 2027 (opens in a new tab)· What Columbia requires on testing
Juniors: Columbia requires test scores again starting August 2027
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Length 1:14Watch: Columbia Early Decision: 14% admitted. Everyone else: under 4% (opens in a new tab)· What Columbia admits in Early Decision
Columbia Early Decision: 14% admitted. Everyone else: under 4%
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University of California, San Diego
College page: University of California, San Diego
Length 0:51Watch: UC San Diego does not consider SAT or ACT scores in admission or scholarship decisions (opens in a new tab)· What UC San Diego does with test scores
UC San Diego does not consider SAT or ACT scores in admission or scholarship decisions
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Length 1:11Watch: UC San Diego admitted 39.7% of out-of-state applicants for fall 2025. Californians: 24.7% (opens in a new tab)· What UC San Diego admitted from out of state
UC San Diego admitted 39.7% of out-of-state applicants for fall 2025. Californians: 24.7%
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Length 2:54Watch: How to Get Into UC San Diego for Computer Science: What Actually Helps (opens in a new tab)· How to get into UC San Diego for Computer Science: what actually helps
How to Get Into UC San Diego for Computer Science: What Actually Helps
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Length 0:54Watch: UC San Diego can admit you and still turn down your computer science major (opens in a new tab)· What UC San Diego does with selective majors
UC San Diego can admit you and still turn down your computer science major
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Length 1:02Watch: 5,284 students got into UC San Diego off the waitlist (opens in a new tab)· What UC San Diego's waitlist looked like
5,284 students got into UC San Diego off the waitlist
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University of Virginia
College page: University of Virginia
Length 0:56Watch: Even with college credits, you need at least a year at UVA before the commerce school (opens in a new tab)· What UVA's commerce school asks of first-years
Even with college credits, you need at least a year at UVA before the commerce school
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Length 0:58Watch: UVA says there's no advantage to choosing one application plan over another (opens in a new tab)· What UVA's early plans change
UVA says there's no advantage to choosing one application plan over another
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University of Pennsylvania
College page: University of Pennsylvania
Length 0:50Watch: University of Pennsylvania Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For (opens in a new tab)· What Penn takes after its Early Decision deadline
University of Pennsylvania Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For
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Length 1:05Watch: Penn's Early Decision round admitted 13.3% of applicants. Across every round: 4.92% (opens in a new tab)· What Penn's Early Decision numbers show
Penn's Early Decision round admitted 13.3% of applicants. Across every round: 4.92%
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Length 1:08Watch: Penn admitted 4.9% last fall. Stratia calls it a super reach for everyone (opens in a new tab)· What Penn's 4.9% means for your list
Penn admitted 4.9% last fall. Stratia calls it a super reach for everyone
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University of Minnesota Twin Cities
College page: University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Length 0:47Watch: Nursing at the University of Minnesota? Your application is due November 1 (opens in a new tab)· What Minnesota asks of nursing applicants
Nursing at the University of Minnesota? Your application is due November 1
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Length 0:59Watch: Minnesota rates class rank Very Important. Most freshmen didn't submit one (opens in a new tab)· What Minnesota does with class rank
Minnesota rates class rank Very Important. Most freshmen didn't submit one
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
College page: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Length 0:52Watch: Families earning under $200,000 typically attend MIT tuition-free (opens in a new tab)· What MIT tuition-free typically means
Families earning under $200,000 typically attend MIT tuition-free
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Length 0:54Watch: MIT lets makers and researchers send a portfolio, and calls it truly optional (opens in a new tab)· What MIT's optional portfolio is for
MIT lets makers and researchers send a portfolio, and calls it truly optional
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Length 1:00Watch: MIT's application has room for just four activities (opens in a new tab)· What MIT asks for in activities and essays
MIT's application has room for just four activities
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Length 1:01Watch: The Research Science Institute is free, and juniors apply by December 11 (opens in a new tab)· What MIT hosts each summer: RSI
The Research Science Institute is free, and juniors apply by December 11
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Length 0:59Watch: MIT rates one thing Very Important, and it isn't grades or test scores (opens in a new tab)· What MIT weighs most
MIT rates one thing Very Important, and it isn't grades or test scores
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Length 0:49Watch: MIT's fall 2025 waitlist: 468 stayed on. 10 got in (opens in a new tab)· What MIT's waitlist looked like
MIT's fall 2025 waitlist: 468 stayed on. 10 got in
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Williams College
College page: Williams College
Length 0:57Watch: At Williams, aided families under $30,000 had an average net price of minus $2,610 (opens in a new tab)· What Williams costs lower-income families
At Williams, aided families under $30,000 had an average net price of minus $2,610
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Length 1:01Watch: Done real research? Williams welcomes a short description (opens in a new tab)· What Williams welcomes from researchers
Done real research? Williams welcomes a short description
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University of Georgia
College page: University of Georgia
Length 0:56Watch: UGA calculates its own GPA from your transcript, and it counts only five core subjects (opens in a new tab)· What UGA counts in its own GPA
UGA calculates its own GPA from your transcript, and it counts only five core subjects
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Length 1:02Watch: UGA says its admitted students earned A-level grades in over 90% of their core courses (opens in a new tab)· What UGA's admitted students' grades show
UGA says its admitted students earned A-level grades in over 90% of their core courses
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Length 0:57Watch: UGA cut its supplemental essay. You write one essay now (opens in a new tab)· What UGA asks you to write
UGA cut its supplemental essay. You write one essay now
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Length 1:07Watch: University of Georgia Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For (opens in a new tab)· What UGA weighs
University of Georgia Admissions 2026: What They Really Look For
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