Emily is a college counselor at AcceptU. She received her BA from Middlebury College and has an M.S.Ed. in Higher Education from the University of Pennsylvania. Emily has over six years of admissions and advising experience at several institutions, including at Swarthmore College (consistently ranked as a top 3 liberal arts college) as well as … Continue reading Counselor Spotlight: Emily

Jamie is a college counselor at AcceptU. He received his BA from University of Mary Washington and has a M.Ed from George Mason University. Jamie has over five years of admissions experience at several institutions, including the University of California – Berkeley and Loyola University Maryland. Jamie also worked for six years as the Associate … Continue reading Counselor Spotlight: Jamie

Kyle is a college counselor at AcceptU. She received her BS from Vanderbilt University and has a certificate in college advising from Columbia University. Kyle has over five years of admissions experience at both public and private universities, including at the State University of New York as well as Rice University, where she was an … Continue reading Counselor Spotlight: Kyle

I regularly get questions from families asking “what should my daughter/son do to stand out in the admission process?” While I’d love to give an answer like “75 hours of community service, become captain of a team and vice president of your class,” admissions just doesn’t work like that. Instead, when working with students, I … Continue reading How to stand out on your college applications

With a growing need for technical skills in the workforce, a degree in computer science can lead to a career across a variety of industries. For students looking for an MS in computer science at a highly competitive program, here are the top five in the U.S. according to the U.S. News & World Report … Continue reading Top computer science graduate programs