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36 states + D.C., coast to coast
Every name below is a real acceptance earned by a student I’ve worked with — chosen not for the rankings, but as a genuine academic, social, and economic fit for the person behind the application.
California Lutheran UniversitySonoma StateIllinois Institute of TechnologyMount Holyoke CollegeUC Santa BarbaraUniversity of ArizonaOhio State UniversityWashington & Lee UniversityCalifornia Baptist UniversityUniversity of Colorado BoulderMontana State UniversityFordham UniversityAmerican UniversityUniversity of IdahoCase Western Reserve UniversityGeorge Fox UniversityUniversity of MinnesotaCal State SacramentoWilliam & MaryDrexel UniversityUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignSouthwestern UniversityCalifornia Lutheran UniversitySonoma StateIllinois Institute of TechnologyMount Holyoke CollegeUC Santa BarbaraUniversity of ArizonaOhio State UniversityWashington & Lee UniversityCalifornia Baptist UniversityUniversity of Colorado BoulderMontana State UniversityFordham UniversityAmerican UniversityUniversity of IdahoCase Western Reserve UniversityGeorge Fox UniversityUniversity of MinnesotaCal State SacramentoWilliam & MaryDrexel UniversityUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignSouthwestern University
Georgetown UniversityPurdue UniversityUC Santa CruzUniversity of Maryland Baltimore CountyRochester Institute of TechnologyConnecticut CollegeUniversity of Wisconsin MadisonSavannah College of Art and DesignUniversity of Central FloridaClemson UniversityBerklee College of MusicCornell UniversityNorthwestern UniversityTrinity CollegeMarist UniversitySaint Mary’s College of CaliforniaGonzaga UniversityLewis & Clark CollegeBaylor UniversityUniversity of Puget SoundOregon State UniversityOberlin CollegeGeorgetown UniversityPurdue UniversityUC Santa CruzUniversity of Maryland Baltimore CountyRochester Institute of TechnologyConnecticut CollegeUniversity of Wisconsin MadisonSavannah College of Art and DesignUniversity of Central FloridaClemson UniversityBerklee College of MusicCornell UniversityNorthwestern UniversityTrinity CollegeMarist UniversitySaint Mary’s College of CaliforniaGonzaga UniversityLewis & Clark CollegeBaylor UniversityUniversity of Puget SoundOregon State UniversityOberlin College
Vassar CollegeTexas A&M College StationDrew UniversityGeorge Washington UniversityTufts UniversityCal State Monterey BayStony Brook UniversityReed CollegeUC BerkeleySouthern Oregon UniversityPepperdine UniversityColumbia College ChicagoUniversity of Tennessee KnoxvilleGrand Canyon UniversityUniversity of RochesterVirginia TechTexas Christian UniversityUniversity of OklahomaUniversity of San DiegoWhitworth UniversityElon UniversityCal Poly HumboldtVassar CollegeTexas A&M College StationDrew UniversityGeorge Washington UniversityTufts UniversityCal State Monterey BayStony Brook UniversityReed CollegeUC BerkeleySouthern Oregon UniversityPepperdine UniversityColumbia College ChicagoUniversity of Tennessee KnoxvilleGrand Canyon UniversityUniversity of RochesterVirginia TechTexas Christian UniversityUniversity of OklahomaUniversity of San DiegoWhitworth UniversityElon UniversityCal Poly Humboldt
Occidental CollegeNorthern Arizona UniversityParsons School of Design at The New SchoolGettysburg CollegeBoise State UniversityUC RiversideUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of Southern CaliforniaBeloit CollegeKelley School of Business at Indiana UniversityThe College of WoosterThe Evergreen State CollegeColgate UniversityBentley UniversityHampden-Sydney CollegeRhodes CollegeUniversity of PittsburghUMass AmherstUniversity of San FranciscoArizona State UniversityLafayette CollegeUniversity of Rhode IslandOccidental CollegeNorthern Arizona UniversityParsons School of Design at The New SchoolGettysburg CollegeBoise State UniversityUC RiversideUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of Southern CaliforniaBeloit CollegeKelley School of Business at Indiana UniversityThe College of WoosterThe Evergreen State CollegeColgate UniversityBentley UniversityHampden-Sydney CollegeRhodes CollegeUniversity of PittsburghUMass AmherstUniversity of San FranciscoArizona State UniversityLafayette CollegeUniversity of Rhode Island
Willamette UniversityOle MissUSC School of Cinematic ArtsUCLAUniversity of Texas AustinDenison UniversityMacalester CollegeUniversity of AlabamaLoyola Marymount UniversityMiami University – Oxford (OH)Florida International UniversityUniversity of DenverTrinity UniversityScripps CollegeSchool of the Art Institute of ChicagoBoston CollegeCal State Long BeachCal Poly PomonaKettering UniversityFlorida State UniversitySt. Olaf CollegeWillamette UniversityOle MissUSC School of Cinematic ArtsUCLAUniversity of Texas AustinDenison UniversityMacalester CollegeUniversity of AlabamaLoyola Marymount UniversityMiami University – Oxford (OH)Florida International UniversityUniversity of DenverTrinity UniversityScripps CollegeSchool of the Art Institute of ChicagoBoston CollegeCal State Long BeachCal Poly PomonaKettering UniversityFlorida State UniversitySt. Olaf College
Michigan State UniversityHaverford CollegeUniversity of GeorgiaKenyon CollegeUniversity of Illinois ChicagoUniversity of PortlandColumbia College (SC)Emerson CollegeUniversity of VirginiaSanta Clara UniversityFranklin CollegeUniversity of KansasStevens Institute of TechnologyHigh Point UniversityWestmont CollegePace UniversityCal Poly San Luis ObispoUniversity of Washington SeattleUniversity of OregonRutgers UniversityButler UniversityMichigan State UniversityHaverford CollegeUniversity of GeorgiaKenyon CollegeUniversity of Illinois ChicagoUniversity of PortlandColumbia College (SC)Emerson CollegeUniversity of VirginiaSanta Clara UniversityFranklin CollegeUniversity of KansasStevens Institute of TechnologyHigh Point UniversityWestmont CollegePace UniversityCal Poly San Luis ObispoUniversity of Washington SeattleUniversity of OregonRutgers UniversityButler University
Rhode Island School of DesignColorado CollegeUC DavisSyracuse UniversityTemple UniversitySan Diego State UniversityCal State FullertonNew York UniversityCoastal Carolina UniversityColorado School of MinesNortheastern UniversityChapman UniversityUniversity of HoustonJacksonville UniversityRegis UniversityUniversity of ConnecticutAzusa Pacific UniversityUC MercedUniversity of Nevada Las VegasUniversity of RedlandsWhitman CollegeRhode Island School of DesignColorado CollegeUC DavisSyracuse UniversityTemple UniversitySan Diego State UniversityCal State FullertonNew York UniversityCoastal Carolina UniversityColorado School of MinesNortheastern UniversityChapman UniversityUniversity of HoustonJacksonville UniversityRegis UniversityUniversity of ConnecticutAzusa Pacific UniversityUC MercedUniversity of Nevada Las VegasUniversity of RedlandsWhitman College
Claremont McKenna CollegeUniversity of UtahBarnard CollegeBrandeis UniversityWheaton College (IL)University of the PacificSarah Lawrence CollegeLehigh UniversityUniversity of Hawaiʻi at MānoaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of Maryland College ParkSoka University of AmericaSeattle UniversityFranklin & Marshall CollegeRose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyUC San DiegoRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteUniversity of VermontBowdoin CollegeUC IrvineWestern Washington UniversityClaremont McKenna CollegeUniversity of UtahBarnard CollegeBrandeis UniversityWheaton College (IL)University of the PacificSarah Lawrence CollegeLehigh UniversityUniversity of Hawaiʻi at MānoaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of Maryland College ParkSoka University of AmericaSeattle UniversityFranklin & Marshall CollegeRose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyUC San DiegoRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteUniversity of VermontBowdoin CollegeUC IrvineWestern Washington University
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About
Smart College Admission
As an admission officer at a highly selective college, my office was immediately off the lobby and I would often hear families asking questions at the end of their tours. It took endless patience not to run out and say, “You’re asking the wrong questions!” They were so caught up in getting in – the rankings, SAT scores, and other numbers- that they overlooked the actual experience. Things like do students compete against each other or against their own expectations? Is it a collaborative culture? Is it hands-on learning, and what does that look like? Will professors know who I am and write my letters of rec for grad school? What do students do on a Friday night? Pro Tip: if you don’t automatically answer “study”, let’s talk about some Ivy schools you should avoid!
Smart College Admission was founded to help families ask the RIGHT questions. We know there is no checklist for a “perfect” college applicant. You are not a piece of clay anyone can mould into a work of art for some anonymous application reader. We work with students to find an academic, social, and economic fit. For some students, that includes name-brand colleges that everyone recognizes. For other students, it is the hidden gems you might miss without professional guidance. Either way, when you find the college that values you for who you are, you will be amazed at how rich AND enjoyable college can be. Way better than high school!
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