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New College Rankings for 2026
US Universities

Forbes 2026 College Rankings: What Changed.

The Forbes America’s Top Colleges list is out. The past year will likely go down in history as one of the most volatile for colleges. Marked by campus protests, disruptions of classes, heightened campus activism, followed by government action, including

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How to write the common app essays 2025-26
College Counseling

2025-26 Common App Essay Prompts

Common App Essay Prompts 2025-26 At Ivy Central, we often tell our students that writing is an art. It improves with time. The students are encouraged to spend a part of their junior year and their summer as rising seniors

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5 Steps on How to Find the Right College? College Selection Guide
Build Your Profile

Five Steps to Help You Find Your Perfect College Match

If you have decided that going to college or university is what you want to do after high school, then this article is for you. Making the choice about which college or university to attend is a difficult one, there are so many options to choose from! This article will show you the five steps to help you narrow down your choices to a manageable number that you can apply to. It does not matter if you are applying to institutions in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia or any other part of the world, these steps will help you.

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Ivy League Schools
Acceptance Rate

The Ivy Leagues Analysis of Acceptance Rates-2020-2025

Analysis of Acceptance Rate – The Ivy Leagues Considered the pinnacle of higher education in the United States, the eight Ivy League colleges attract high-achieving students from around the globe. To be successfully admitted into one of these colleges is

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How to navigate the Common App
Common Application

Getting to Know the Common App

Anybody aspiring to attend college in the United States will come across the Common Application. In excess of one million students use it each year to make their application to colleges from Maine to California. Here is the Ivy Central quick guide to the Common App.

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