Planning for a summer program in 2027? Now is the perfect time to start looking at applications. The 2027 summer program application cycle is already underway. Some programs open applications months before summer officially begins. A few important deadlines arrive as early as October and November 2026. Others, however, do not close until March 2027.
The 2027 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings are officially out, with some significant shifts from last year’s list. MIT takes the No. 1 spot among National Universities, replacing Princeton University. Harvard remains at No. 3, while Yale holds steady at No. 4. At the same time, several major public universities moved down, including UC Berkeley,
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Among established New England boarding schools, Choate Rosemary Hall and The Hotchkiss School offer two distinct residential and academic environments. Both offer rigorous programs, residential campuses, and opportunities for students to explore their interests beyond the classroom. However, their campus settings, academic offerings, and extracurricular opportunities provide prospective families with different factors to consider when
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Why Boarding Schools Ask About Strengths and Weaknesses When applying to boarding schools, students must go through an interview process. While application documents such as academic records, essays, and recommendations help admissions officers synthesize the student’s background, interviews offer an opportunity to learn more about the person behind the application. Questions about strengths and weaknesses
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The Common App Activities section gives students a place to show how they spend their time outside the classroom, including extracurricular activities, work, hobbies, community involvement, and family responsibilities. This article covers questions like how many Common App activities you can list, what counts as an activity, whether it is better to list 10 activities,
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Move-in day at boarding school is exciting. You arrive on campus, settle into your dorm room, and meet your roommate for the first time. But after a few weeks, differences in schedules, habits, cleanliness, or personal boundaries can sometimes lead to tension. Sometimes, you discover your roommate stays up until midnight, leaves clothes scattered everywhere,
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For students planning to attend medical school, the undergraduate experience can shape their academic preparation, access to research and clinical opportunities, relationships with faculty, and overall application strategy. There is also no single “best” pre-med major or college for every aspiring medical student. Biology, chemistry, neuroscience, psychology, public health, and even humanities can all be
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New York City is choosing to take a cautious approach to artificial intelligence in public schools. For the 2026–27 school year, New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) is implementing a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative AI for students in 2-K through 8th grade, while rolling out AI literacy instruction for every high school student and
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If you’ve started building your college list for Fall 2027, you may have noticed something: more and more top colleges are eliminating supplemental essays. No more “Why This School?” questions, no more short answers about your community involvement or academic aspirations. Just the Common App personal statement and the application is done. It is a
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Boarding school applications can take several months to complete, from researching schools and preparing for testing to requesting recommendations, completing interviews, and submitting applications. Starting early gives families more time to understand each school’s requirements, explore different options, and avoid last-minute pressure. The goal is not to follow one rigid schedule, but to give students
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