{"id":1082,"date":"2015-04-09T20:09:51","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T20:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/areteem.org\/blog\/?p=1082"},"modified":"2018-10-12T16:11:07","modified_gmt":"2018-10-12T23:11:07","slug":"the-ivy-league-agenda-taking-the-first-steps-to-learning-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/areteem.org\/blog\/the-ivy-league-agenda-taking-the-first-steps-to-learning-more\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ivy League Agenda &#8211; Taking the First Steps to Learning More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So you want to get into an Ivy League? Find out more about the eight campuses in this article as well as the differences between how many students applied as compared to how many were accepted from this year to last year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com\/best-colleges\/rankings\/national-universities\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1084 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/areteem.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ivy-league-pic-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/areteem.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ivy-league-pic-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/areteem.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ivy-league-pic-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/areteem.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ivy-league-pic.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 All high school students who excel in their academic studies want to eventually attend one of the most prestigious universities someday. They know that the years spent doing hours of homework to keep up with their classes, all of the activities and clubs they were involved in and all of the extra time they put in otherwise will help them not only in figuring out what their strengths lie in but also what kinds of careers they will eventually choose to pursue. To do this, they will need to find the right college campus for them to accomplish their goals, one that is known for its higher pursuit of education and one that will help them to land the jobs they want in their professional lives after college. That is why many students have and will continue to apply to the &#8220;best of the best&#8221; schools in our country- the so-called &#8220;Ivy League&#8221; schools.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yes those monuments to education, that have stood the test of time and have a history of academic success. But where to begin to find out more about them? We know that our students who attend our <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/areteem.org\/courses\/course-overview\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">classes<\/span><\/a><\/span> and <a href=\"https:\/\/areteem.org\/summer-camps\/curriculum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">camps<\/span><\/a> at <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.areteem.org\/en\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Areteem Institute<\/span><\/a><\/span> want to eventually be seated in one of these fine institutions, but where to start looking? So, in order to make it easier in your research, we compiled all of the websites on one page with some brief facts about each of the campuses, read on to find out more:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\" https:\/\/www.brown.edu\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1085 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/areteem.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Brown-Univeristy-pic-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Brown Univeristy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><strong>Brown University<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brown.edu\/\"> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">https:\/\/www.brown.edu\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>-#16 on US News and World Report\u2019s \u201cNational University Rankings\u201d<br \/>\n-Location: Providence, Rhode Island<br \/>\n-Tuition for 2014-2015: $47,434<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbia.edu\/index.html \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1086 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/areteem.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Columbia-Univeristy-pic-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Columbia Univeristy \" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><strong>Columbia University<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbia.edu\/index.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">http:\/\/www.columbia.edu\/index.html<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>-#4 tied with Stanford University and the University of Chicago on US News and World Report\u2019s \u201cNational University Rankings\u201d<br \/>\n-Location: New York, New York<br \/>\n-Tuition for 2014-2015: $51,008<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cornell.edu\/ \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1087 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/areteem.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Cornell-Univeristy-pic-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Cornell University\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><strong>Cornell University<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cornell.edu\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">https:\/\/www.cornell.edu\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>-#15 on US News and World Report\u2019s \u201cNational University Rankings\u201d<br \/>\n-Location: Ithaca, New York<br \/>\n-Tuition for 2014-2015: $47,286<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dartmouth.edu\/ \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1088 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/areteem.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Dartmouth-University-pic-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dartmouth University \" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><strong>Dartmouth University<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/dartmouth.edu\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">http:\/\/dartmouth.edu\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">-#11 on US News and World Report\u2019s \u201cNational University Rankings\u201d<br \/>\n-Location: Hanover, New Hampshire<br \/>\n-Tuition for 2014-2015: $48,108<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.harvard.edu\/ \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1089 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/areteem.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Harvard-Univeristy-pic-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Harvard Univeristy \" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><strong>Harvard University<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.harvard.edu\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">http:\/\/www.harvard.edu\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>-#2 on US News and World Report\u2019s \u201cNational University Rankings\u201d<br \/>\n-Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts<br \/>\n-Tuition for 2014-2015: $43,998<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.upenn.edu\/ \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1091 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/areteem.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/UPenn-campus-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"University of Pennsylvania\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><strong>University of Pennsylvania<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.upenn.edu\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">http:\/\/www.upenn.edu\/<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n-#8 on US News and World Report\u2019s \u201cNational University Rankings\u201d<br \/>\n-Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<br \/>\n-Tuition for 2014-2015: $47,668<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/main\/ \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1092 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/areteem.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Princeton-University-Princeton-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Princeton University\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/areteem.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Princeton-University-Princeton-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/areteem.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Princeton-University-Princeton-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/areteem.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Princeton-University-Princeton-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/areteem.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Princeton-University-Princeton.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><strong>Princeton University<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/main\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">http:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/main\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>-#1 on US News and World Report\u2019s \u201cNational University Rankings\u201d<br \/>\n-Location: Princeton, New Jersey<br \/>\n-Tuition for 2014-2015: $41,820<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yale.edu\/ \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1095 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/areteem.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yale-University-007-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Yale University\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><strong>Yale University<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yale.edu\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">http:\/\/www.yale.edu\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>-#3 on US News and World Report\u2019s \u201cNational University Rankings\u201d<br \/>\n-Location: New Haven, Connecticut<br \/>\n-Tuition for 2014-2015: $45,800<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now let\u2019s look at some statistics!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Comparing the class of 2018 and class of 2019 stats for admitted freshman from last fall 2014 and this fall 2015 respectively, there is a slight decrease in admitted students overall although each of the Ivy Leagues differ in this regard. To clarify, here is a run-down of the students who applied and were then admitted under early action or early decision applications from this year and last year. Keep in mind that the class of 2019 stats are still being calculated as not all of the Ivy Leagues have published this information yet.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022<strong> Ivy League Schools Students Applied To More This Year than Last Year<\/strong>: Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn,<br \/>\n\u2022 <strong>Ivy League Schools Students Applied To Less This Year than Last Year<\/strong>: Brown, Yale, Princeton<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Ivy League Schools Students Were Admitted To More This Year than Last Year<\/strong>: Brown, Dartmouth, Penn, Princeton, Yale<br \/>\n\u2022 <strong>Ivy League Schools Students Were Admitted To Less This Year than Last Year<\/strong>: Columbia, Cornell, Harvard<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As these are the schools that are students strive to be accepted at, we feel here at Areteem Institute that it is important to provide as many resources as possible to our parents and to those who are interested in challenging their students more in academics. Thanks for reading and be sure to check out our main website at <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.areteem.org\/en\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">www.areteem.org <\/span><\/a><\/span>to learn how we can help you to excel through our <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/areteem.org\/courses\/course-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">courses<\/span><\/a><\/span> and <a href=\"https:\/\/areteem.org\/summer-camps\/curriculum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">summer camp programs<\/span><\/span><\/a> this year held on the campuses of <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">UCLA<\/span><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Boston College<\/span><\/span> and the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">University of Chicago<\/span><\/span>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources Cited<\/strong>:<br \/>\n&#8211;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com\/best-colleges\/rankings\/national-universities\">http:\/\/colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com\/best-colleges\/rankings\/national-universities<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toptieradmissions.com\/resources\/statistics\/\">http:\/\/www.toptieradmissions.com\/resources\/statistics\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theivycoach.com\/2018-ivy-league-admissions-statistics\/\">http:\/\/theivycoach.com\/2018-ivy-league-admissions-statistics\/<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n&#8211;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theivycoach.com\/the-ivy-coach-blog\/category\/early-decision-early-action\/\">http:\/\/theivycoach.com\/the-ivy-coach-blog\/category\/early-decision-early-action\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Another website to look and an inspiring story of one student&#8217;s success rate<\/strong>:<br \/>\n&#8211;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/education\/la-me-college-early-20150218-story.html#page=1\">http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/education\/la-me-college-early-20150218-story.html#page=1<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n&#8211;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nightly-news\/harold-ekeh-17-long-island-gets-accepted-all-eight-ivy-n337506\">http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nightly-news\/harold-ekeh-17-long-island-gets-accepted-all-eight-ivy-n337506<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So you want to get into an Ivy League? 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