The IvyAchievement Counselors’ Guide to Indian College Applicants is meant for college admissions professionals, Indian parents and students, high-school counselors, and anyone curious about how and why Indian students come to the United States and Canada. It contains material already familiar to each audience, but from the perspective of an American counselor who has spent a great … Continue reading IvyAchievement Counselors’ Guide to Indian College Applicants Part III: Indian High School

About this Guide The IvyAchievement Counselors’ Guide to Indian College Applicants is meant for college admissions professionals, Indian parents and students, high-school counselors, and anyone curious about how and why Indian students come to the United States and Canada. It contains material already familiar to each audience, but from the perspective of an American counselor who has … Continue reading The IvyAchievement Counselors’ Guide to Indian College Applicants: Part II

About this Guide The IvyAchievement Counselors’ Guide to Indian College Applicants is meant for college admissions professionals, Indian parents and students, high-school counselors, and anyone curious about how and why Indian students come to the United States and Canada. It contains material already familiar to each audience, but from the perspective of an American counselor who has … Continue reading Heat and Smog: the IvyAchievement Counselors’ Guide to Indian College Applicants, Part I

Looking for international ACT test dates or international SAT test dates? We have them here! Score release dates will be added when they become available. Important update: the SAT will be given internationally only four times in the next calendar year: May, October, December, and March. The June and November College Board administrations will be … Continue reading International SAT test dates and ACT test dates: important information

  Gregg Prigerson & Benjamin P. Stern Gregg Prigerson has served as Assistant Director of Admission at Stanford University, Auburn University, the University of Alabama, and the University of Miami. Benjamin P. Stern is the founder and CEO of IvyAchievement. Both have read thousands of Common App essays and helped hundreds of students with them. … Continue reading The 2017-2018 Common App Essay Prompts: An Expert Guide

Benjamin P. Stern Founder & CEO, IvyAchievement Jump to: Data collection Test scores are important for UIUC admissions UIUC computer science admissions statistics Non-CS applications at UIUC UIUC CS+X admissions Conclusion Introduction The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) is the flagship state school of Illinois, the fifth-most populous state of the United States. With an overall … Continue reading How competitive is UIUC computer science admission? A quantitative study of Indian applicants

Part I: Primer on American Law and Politics for International Students Benjamin P. Stern, Esq. Founder & CEO, IvyAchievement Member, New York State Bar and United States Courts for the Eastern District and Southern District of New York As a lawyer, the founder of an university admissions consulting company that has served dozens of international students, … Continue reading The International Students’ Guide to American Politics and News: Part I

Because you’re entering a war zone, we have prepared a commencement speech for you and the rest of Class of 2021. Don’t stop reading – this is important.   Firstly, congratulations to our clients who got into their dream school this week! Needless to say, our clients are amongst the top of their class and … Continue reading Letter to Class of 2021: Prepare for War

Choosing a major for your college application can be a daunting task. In fact, even college students who are currently enrolled have trouble deciding what major they want to stick with! A challenge that many college applicants face is the classic question: “What do you want to major in?” At first thought, this question doesn’t … Continue reading How to Choose a Major For Your College Application

When Donald Trump was announced as the 45th president of the United States, many people all over the world immediately became alarmed. I have been in India for the past month with the IvyAchievement team meeting with our clients and was glued to the television in my Delhi Airbnb apartment when the election results were … Continue reading International Students Scared for Trump’s America