Jeff Wexler

Fancy graph showing how absurdly difficult it is to get into an Ivy League

A useful side by side comparison of Florida’s two top state schools. Credit to The College Navigators via Instagram.

A usual side by side comparison for those thinking about applying to Florida’s two top state schools. Credit to thecollegenavigators via Instagram.

Still thinking about UF’s acceptance rate dropping below 20% with a 23% increase in applications this year…wild

In light of recent events, if you are an international student, are you considering not enrolling in a US college or university?

Someone shared this with me the other day, and it’s a great example of why college admissions has gotten more difficult at schools that were not considered competitive a generation ago

Florida - vote in these special elections! #vote

Had to read twice to make sure it wasn’t an Onion article

Well, at least they had a winning record

Yeah, pretty much

My general assessment of the college landscape for the future college class of 2029 is that, unsurprisingly, it’s gotten even more difficult to gain acceptance into selective colleges.

Ok but he’s really old and not in great health

Gee, how come…

No, when he says paying the US government he’s actually talking about the company paying him directly as a bribe. This is always how he thinks.

It’s sad that this even has to be a thing

This is his message to the democratic party on how to message against the opposition

May he rest in peace

Parents/Relatives, Do the teenagers a favor this holiday break and don’t directly asked them where they applied and got accepted in front of others. Let them decide which colleges they want to talk about and to whom.

If you were one of the 30 international students admitted to Emory out of the 1200+ they accepted overall, you’ve got to be feeling pretty good.

And this was way before the Internet

I would expect new countries to be added to the list

A number of colleges, including Harvard, USC and Cornell, are advising their international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20.

Aren’t we all, at times, stuck in a tree?

If any of you are parents of teenagers applying to college, just know that they’re going through some things right now as they’re waiting for decisions to be released. Just know that their decision is out of their control, and don’t press them to “find out” or “find out why”.

Three guarantees in life: 1. Death 2. Taxes 3. 76ers losing every challenge

As the saying goes, why you try to please everyone, you end up pleasing no one. Stick to your mission statement and refer back to it when challenged.

One version of hell for me is watching Tyrese Maxey go iso and brick low quality shots at the rim #sixers

At my funeral there’ll be a 37 minute montage of me trying to find something to watch on Netflix

wOw No WaY

International admit rates are much lower than rates for domestic students, so it’s not like they’re taking up seats of more worthy students. Furthermore, many of these schools are “needs aware” for intn’l students, meaning they have to pay full price.

This type of stuff doesn’t ever need to make the news if people in authority just use common sense and a little bit of compassion

We have over 5,000 colleges and universities in the United States. If you don’t like the culture of one school, don’t apply there. This is one of the important variables when we talk about college fit.

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Fire Nick Nurse #sixers

UCF released its decisions last night for its first ever early action round. 33,000 applicants 17,000 accepted fall admission 4,000 deferred 2,200 offered an alternative pathway Fall admits had an average 4.5 GPA and 1330 SAT score 20 years ago this was nowhere near the norm for this school.

Practical skills for any job market - how to not be “woke” *sarcasm alert* www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

H/t to Leah for the great h/t

Whoever helped design the NBA Cup courts should be relieved of their duties #nba

To add to more frustration for students applying to colleges is when they list “optional” supplemental essays. You’re telling me some kid is going to get accepted to NYU without writing that essay?? Bs.

Remember when you would view comments on the other app and it was just a stream of unrelated videos, adult content and bot replies?

Attended a conference recently where the topic was AI in the college admissions process. Imagine college essays being written by AI, submitted to the college, and the admissions team using AI to evaluate the application. AI evaluating AI…must be mind blowing for any traditionalist.

Just joined BlueSky. Seems like a much friendlier place than…that other platform.