A tiny Philadelphia music conservatory is one of the hardest colleges in the US to get into. See why.

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The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia is one of the hardest US schools to get into.

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Ivy League admission decisions have been released. As a college admissions expert, here's what surprised me most.

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This year's Ivy Day was highly competitive.

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My daughter committed to a college, and I paid deposits for her housing and orientation. Then she changed her mind.

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The author said her daughter committed to a college, then changed her mind near the end of her senior year of high school.

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I'm a college admissions expert, and my students are struggling with basic literacy skills. Their college apps are suffering.

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The author is a college admissions expert.

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I'm glad my daughter was rejected from an Ivy League college

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The author's daughter and son both attend Fordham University.

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I help high schoolers get into Ivy League colleges. My advice to parents is that your teens are taking too many AP classes.

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Steve Gardner, who teaches Leadership and Impact at Harvard Summer School, says not maxing out your advanced classes during high school allows you more time to align your core values with your college application.

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I'm anxious about my daughter's college applications, so I'm often nagging her. I'm now trying to save our relationship.

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The author (right) and her daughter (left) are stressed about college admissions.

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I got pregnant with my daughter in college. Now, she's applying to college herself, and I'm grieving the life I could've had.

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The author (left) was pregnant in college with her daughter.

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The new reality of study abroad: Higher costs, more politics, fewer Aperol spritzes

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I'm a high school senior applying to over 20 colleges. I'm ignoring classic advice and don't care about appearing well-rounded.

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The author is a high schooler applying to colleges.

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