What We're Reading
Unemployment Among Young College Graduates Outpaces Overall US Joblessness
My Key Takeways: It is more important than ever to attend a highly-selective school, as jobs are scarce and competition is fierce. Students must remain flexible with a skills-based education
Colleges Know How Much You’re Willing to Pay. Here’s How. New York Times
My Key Takeaways: Schools find that leveraging precision-guided discounts based on the quality of applicants (e.g., merit scholarships) more than need-based aid attracts above-average students. Now, private equity-backed, financial aid
What College Graduates Need Most in the Age of AI
My Key Takeways: AI is not the first emerging technology to shake up the academic and professional world. Ultimately, it will not reduce the number of opportunities afforded students and
Transfer Enrollments Continue to Rise Inside Higher Ed
My Key Takeaways: Transfer applicants are facing an increasingly uphill battle, as transfers to highly selective institutions grew by 5.6 percent in 2024. The increase is indication that students are adjusting
California Enacts Sweeping Legacy Ban Inside Higher Ed
My Key Takeaways: New legislation will ban legacy admissions at all public and private universities in California, effective September 2025. California is the second state, after Maryland, to institute a
PUBLICATIONS
AI vs Authenticity: The Ivy League Admissions Dilemma
In this enlightening episode, Margaret M Kelly, COO of Dimension Admissions, delves deep into the controversial use of AI in college admissions essays. While AI-generated content might appear polished, Margaret
A Degree with a Discount: How Tuition Reimbursement Works
Higher education is an investment in your career. Many companies will happily invest in you by taking on some of the financial burden of a degree. Tuition reimbursement is when
A Spotlight on AI and its Academic Applications (from Nefarious to Benign)
Artificial intelligence is a realm of computer science that aims to create software with humanlike capacities for thought, learning, and adaptation. At the core of AI is machine learning, whereby
Lighting the Way to the Ivy Gates: A Bespoke Guide to Ivy League Acceptance
With over 7 million college applications submitted last year, it’s little surprise that acceptance rates have plunged to as low as 4% across Top 10 undergraduate institutions. As a consequence, many families of college-aged
Google search exposes academics using ChatGPT in research papers
A stupid mistake exposes numerous members of academia using ChatGPT in their research papers, threatening the future of academic writing. Using AI-based tools to help with writing tasks has become
Demystifying the Labyrinth of Ivy League Admissions
If you’re a college hopeful dreaming Ivy, surely you’re aware actualizing those dreams will be grueling. Recent statistics show that applications for Ivy League schools are at an all-time high, while
