Valerie Deutsch College Advisory

In an opinion piece for The LA Times, former Reed College President Colin Diver writes, “For all those disappointed college applicants whose hopes were pinned on getting into a school highly ranked by U.S. News & World Report or some similar publication, take heart. This is your chance to be liberated from the tyranny of college rankings.”

“Schools have institutional priorities that dictate admission decisions. These priorities are not always apparent to those of us outside the rooms where decisions are made. [As one college counselor] points out, ‘We know our little portion, how strong we think one individual student happens to be. But that’s it. The end result can seem illogical when evaluated through a narrow aperture, but if you could see every applicant, it may make more sense.'” Read more here from the co-author of “The Truth about College Admission: A Family Guide to Getting In and Staying Together.”

The results are in for the Class of 2022! In yet another year marked by challenges and uncertainty, students worked with flexibility, focus, and resilience. From colleges on the West Coast to universities across the country, students in the class of 2022 have decided to attend Bowdoin College, Claremont McKenna College, Colorado State University, Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, Lewis & Clark College, Loyola Marymount University (2), Pitzer College, Scripps College, University of California Berkeley, University of California Los Angeles, University of San Francisco, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI).  Students received merit scholarships, exclusive of need-based aid, ranging from $10K-$33K per year!