Top University High School Course Requirements
Each university differs in what they expect from applicants for their high school course loads. If you plan to apply to a specific school, you should know if you need that extra year of math. Below…
2025 University Rankings
Earlier this year, I broke down the top universities. I have since discovered that new rankings come out in the fall, so I have updated the rankings for 2025. I used eight different resources for rankings.…
FAFSA Delays & Net Price Calculators
The 2025-2026 FAFSA will not be available until December 1st. To put that date into perspective, UCLA stops accepting applications on December 2nd. Most schools allow you to apply through December and into January, but less…
Top Universities In-State Tuition
I am following up on my post on the top public universities and their low tuition prices. I wanted to show people that there are ways to get the cost of a resident's tuition even if…
Best and Worst Top 23 Public School Out-of-State Tuitions
23 of the top 50 universities are public schools. Public schools offer different tuition prices depending on whether you are considered an in-state or out-of-state resident. However, these differences vary drastically between $14,000 and $43,000 annually.…
The ACT is Back (In Illinois)
Since 2016, Illinois high school Juniors have taken the SAT. But the 2024 school year brings change. Juniors will now be required to take the ACT to fulfill graduation requirements. ACT Scoring The maximum ACT score…
Top 40 Schools with Cherry-Picked Majors 2024
I am concluding my series on top schools in specific majors that may interest my relatives. Here are the Top 40 universities and their Communications, Computer Science, Finance, History, Math, and Political Science rankings. Unranked schools…
Top 31 US Math Schools
To be included in the Top 31, a university needs to be ranked in at least three of the following lists: Top Universities, Appily, Niche, and Times Higher Education. I then excluded the maximum rankings and…
Top 25 US Finance Schools
To be included in the Top 25, a university needs to be ranked in the Top 60 of at least three of the following lists: Top Universities, Appily, Niche, College Vine, Times Higher Education, and US…
Top 23 US Political Science Schools 2024
To be included in the Top 23, a university needs to be ranked in the Top 40 of at least three of the following lists: Top Universities, Appily, Niche, and College Vine. I then excluded the…