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The American Bar Association (ABA) is facing an unprecedented challenge to its role as the nation’s principal accreditor of law schools—and law school applicants entering the 2026–27 admissions cycle should understand what is happening before making decisions about where to apply and enroll. The good news: there is no immediate loss of ABA accreditation. The […]
For decades, MBA applicants have been encouraged to develop a clear area of expertise. Finance. Marketing. Strategy. Operations. Technology. Healthcare. Real estate. Specialization has traditionally been a sensible career strategy because employers were willing to pay a premium for people who possessed scarce knowledge and could perform tasks that others could not. Artificial intelligence may […]
The University of Chicago has long been one of the nation’s most academically distinctive universities. Known for its rigorous Core Curriculum, intellectual culture, and famously unconventional essay prompts, UChicago also has become dramatically more selective over the past decade. For prospective students and their parents, the most important question isn’t simply “What is UChicago’s acceptance […]
For several years, the college admissions landscape seemed to be moving decisively away from standardized testing. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the trend, and thousands of colleges adopted test-optional or test-free policies. But the pendulum has started to swing back. For the 2026–27 college admissions cycle, a growing number of colleges once again require applicants to […]
Social media has become an increasingly important part of the MBA admissions landscape. For most applicants, however, the biggest misconception is that admissions committees routinely conduct deep investigations of every candidate’s Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, X, Facebook, Reddit, or other online accounts. They generally don’t have the time or incentive to conduct exhaustive searches of every […]
For decades, a federal judicial clerkship was generally viewed as a prestigious one-year bridge between law school and a legal career. A recent trend is changing that model. More law graduates are now “stacking” judicial clerkships—completing two, three, or even four clerkships consecutively before entering private practice, government, academia, or another long-term legal position. For […]
For students and parents considering Cornell University, one fact stands out from the university’s admissions data: getting into Cornell has become substantially more competitive over the past decade. The biggest reason is not that Cornell has dramatically reduced the number of students it admits. Instead, the applicant pool has grown much faster than the number […]
If you’re hoping to attend the University of Notre Dame, there is an important trend you should understand before submitting your application: Notre Dame’s Restrictive Early Action (REA) applicant pool has more than doubled over the past decade, while the number of students admitted early has remained relatively stable. That combination has made Notre Dame’s […]
⚖️ Law School Applications Reached Their Highest Level Since 2010 If you are applying to law school this year, you are entering a significantly more competitive market than applicants faced just a few years ago. The 2025–26 U.S. law school application cycle produced 82,484 applicants, an increase of approximately 8% from the previous year and […]
Northwestern University is giving future lawyers a new way to combine legal training with business education. Last week, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and the Kellogg School of Management announced two new programs designed for students who want to build careers at the intersection of law and business: the Northwestern Master in Management and JD Program […]
For families targeting highly selective universities, Johns Hopkins University has become one of the most challenging admissions targets in the country. Over roughly the past decade, Johns Hopkins has gone from admitting about 15% of applicants to admitting 5.1% in its most recent cycle. At the same time, the applicant pool has nearly doubled. For […]
If you are considering law school with an eye toward a career in Big Law, compensation is probably one of the factors on your mind. The numbers can be eye-catching: elite firms now offer first-year associate base salaries starting at $225,000, with bonuses potentially pushing total compensation substantially higher. But there is an important catch: […]