Articles Index
A State-by-State List of College Profiles
In these profiles organized by state you'll find college information such as acceptance rates, average sat test scores, college costs, financial aid information, enrollment numbers, college descriptions, college photos, and other useful data.
College Profiles A to N
In these profiles you'll find college information such as acceptance rates, average sat test scores, college costs, financial aid information, enrollment numbers, college descriptions, college photos, and other useful data.
Tips for Choosing the Right College
Choosing a college that is a good match for a student's personality and abilities is the first important step towards college success. Winding up at the wrong school can be costly financially and personally. In this article, Ian Mortimer, director of admissions at Champlain College, offers advice to prospective college students.
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Phi Beta Kappa, the most prestigious honor society in the United States, has 276 chapters. This article lists all the colleges and universities with Phi Beta Kappa chapters with links to the college admissions data for each school.
ACT Scores for Admission to SUNY
What ACT Scores are needed to get into one of the SUNY colleges or universities? This article shows a side-by-side comparison of ACT admissions data for 16 of SUNY's campuses: Albany, Binghamton, Brockport, Buffalo, Buffalo State, Cortland, Fredonia, Geneseo, New Paltz, Old Westbury, Oneonta, Oswego, Plattsburgh, Potsdam, Purchase, and Stony Brook.
SAT Scores for Admission to SUNY
What SAT Scores are needed to get into one of the SUNY colleges or universities? This article shows a side-by-side comparison of SAT admissions data for 16 of SUNY's campuses: Albany, Binghamton, Brockport, Buffalo, Buffalo State, Cortland, Fredonia, Geneseo, New Paltz, Old Westbury, Oneonta, Oswego, Plattsburgh, Potsdam, Purchase, and Stony Brook.
Sample College Admission Essay - The Allegany County Youth Board
Sample College Admission Essay - this sample college admission essay was written for the Common Application by a student applying to several highly selective colleges. Here you'll find the essay, a critique of the essay, and the results of the student's college application process.
SAT Scores for Admission to Top Public Liberal Arts Colleges
What SAT Scores are needed to get into one of the top public liberal arts colleges in the United States? This article shows a side-by-side comparison of SAT admissions data for nine top-ranked schools -- University of Mary Washington, SUNY Geneseo, The College of New Jersey, Ramapo College, St. Mary's College, New College of Florida, College of Charleston, The University of North Carolina at Asheville, Truman State University
SAT Scores for Admission to Selective Liberal Arts Colleges
What SAT Scores are needed to get into one of the best liberal arts colleges in the United States? This article shows a side-by-side comparison of SAT admissions data for 20 highly ranked schools -- Bowdoin, Bryn Mawr, Claremont-McKenna, Colby, Colgate, College of the Holy Cross, Davidson, Denison, Dickinson, Gettysburg, Hamilton, Kenyon, Lafayette, Macalester, Oberlin, Vassar, Washington and Lee, Wesleyan and Whitman.
SAT Scores for Admission to Top Colleges
What SAT Scores are needed to get into one of the top colleges in the United States? This article shows a side-by-side comparison of SAT admissions data for ten top-ranked schools -- Amherst, Carleton, Grinnell, Haverford, Middlebury, Pomona, Reed, Swarthmore, Wellesley and Williams.
SAT Scores for Admission to Top Universities
What SAT Scores are needed to get into one of the top universities in the United States? This article shows a side-by-side comparison of SAT admissions data for ten top-ranked schools -- Carnegie Mellon, Duke, Emory, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Rice, Stanford, University of Chicago, Vanderbilt, and Washington University
A Comparison of ACT Scores for the University of California Campuses
University of California ACT Scores - A comparison of the ACT scores for students who attend the ten University of California campuses. Data presented includes the middle 50 percent of composite ACT scores, math scores and english scores. Each university is linked to a profile that includes further college admissions and financial aid information.
ACT Scores for Admission to Top Public Liberal Arts Colleges
What ACT Scores are needed to get into one of the top public liberal arts colleges in the United States? This article shows a side-by-side comparison of ACT admissions data for nine top-ranked schools -- University of Mary Washington, SUNY Geneseo, The College of New Jersey, Ramapo College, St. Mary's College, New College of Florida, College of Charleston, The University of North Carolina at Asheville, Truman State University
ACT Scores for Admission to Selective Liberal Arts Colleges
What ACT Scores are needed to get into one of the best liberal arts colleges in the United States? This article shows a side-by-side comparison of ACT admissions data for 20 highly ranked schools -- Bowdoin, Bryn Mawr, Claremont-McKenna, Colby, Colgate, College of the Holy Cross, Davidson, Denison, Dickinson, Gettysburg, Hamilton, Kenyon, Lafayette, Macalester, Oberlin, Vassar, Washington and Lee, Wesleyan and Whitman.
ACT Scores for Admission to Top Universities
What ACT Scores are needed to get into one of the top universities in the United States? This article shows a side-by-side comparison of ACT admissions data for twelve top-ranked schools -- Carnegie Mellon, Duke, Emory, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Rice, Stanford, University of Chicago, Vanderbilt, and Washington University
ACT Scores for Admission to Top Public Universities
What ACT Scores are needed to get into one of the top public universities in the United States? This article shows a side-by-side comparison of ACT admissions data for many top-ranked schools -- William and Mary, Georgia Tech, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC San Diego, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, University of Michigan, UNC Chapel Hill, and University of Virginia at Charlottesville
ACT Scores for Admission to Top Colleges
What ACT Scores are needed to get into one of the top colleges in the United States? This article shows a side-by-side comparison of ACT admissions data for ten top-ranked schools -- Amherst, Carleton, Grinnell, Haverford, Middlebury, Pomona, Reed, Swarthmore, Wellesley and Williams.
ACT Scores for Ivy League Admissions
What ACT Scores are needed to get into an Ivy League school? This article shows a side-by-side comparison of ACT admissions data for the eight Ivy League Schools: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale.
ACT Scores for Admission to Cal State
What ACT Scores are needed to get into one of the California State University colleges? This article shows a side-by-side comparison of ACT admissions data for the 23 Cal State campuses
SAT Scores for Admission to Cal State
What SAT Scores are needed to get into one of the Cal State universities? This article shows a side-by-side comparison of SAT admissions data for the 23 Cal State campuses.
A Comparison of SAT Scores for the University of California Campuses
University of California SAT Scores - A comparison of the SAT scores for students who attend the ten University of California campuses. Data presented includes the middle 50 percent of SAT scores for math, critical reading and writing. Each university is linked to a profile that includes further college admissions and financial aid information.
SAT Scores for Admission to Top Public Universities
What SAT Scores are needed to get into one of the top public universities in the United States? This article shows a side-by-side comparison of SAT admissions data for ten top-ranked schools -- William and Mary, Georgia Tech, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC San Diego, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, University of Michigan, UNC Chapel Hill, and University of Virginia at Charlottesville
SAT Scores for Ivy League Admissions
What SAT Scores are needed to get into an Ivy League school? This article shows a side-by-side comparison of SAT admissions data for the eight Ivy League Schools: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale.
Converting ACT Scores to SAT Scores
Converting ACT to SAT Scores is not a precise science, but this article and table will give you a good sense of how an SAT score compares to an ACT score.
What Do SAT Scores Mean in College Admissions Data?
What do the SAT scores mean in a college profile? This article explains the common 25th / 75th percentile representation of SAT scores often found in college profiles.