September 25, 2022
The early fall has been the best time for me to announce my annual list of Public Ivy schools. This is one of my most-read posts. I realize that some people may not like the phrase ‘Public Ivy’. That term was conceived by Richard Moll, a former dean of admissions, to […]
September 28, 2021
US News, among other sources, just released its 2020-21 college rankings, the best time for me to announce my Public Ivy schools. This is one of my most-read posts. No doubt that some will agree with me on which schools are or are not a Public Ivy. I have a very […]
June 23, 2021
I was not a college advisor when I first set foot on the campus of the College of William & Mary. But I did visit campus with my parents years before as part of touring Colonial Williamsburg. . I’m hoping to tour campus in post-pandemic times, but for now I […]
September 29, 2020
My Public Ivy post for this cycle got more buzz than any previous Public Ivy post. So I would like to list the schools that came close, but slightly missed on the four-year graduation rate. Every school had to meet my cost criteria: charge less for room and board than […]
September 16, 2020
US News has just released its 2020-21 college rankings. So it’s time for me to announce which schools are my Public Ivies. This is one of my most-read posts. I have no doubt that some will agree with my list, and many will not. However, I have a very different view […]
March 13, 2017
Last week I paid a visit to the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), our state’s research and technological university and got a preview of one of the better public college honors programs in the country. NJIT’s public college honors program is special because it offers academic tracks for students […]
September 19, 2016
Last week I “picked on” the University of Virginia and its non-resident charges. This week I would like to take a look at the College of William & Mary, a school that I visited several years ago before founding this site. William & Mary is a great school. It was […]
October 14, 2015
For the past three years I have published my own Public Ivy list. Each year, just like U.S. News, I changed the methodology for my list based on what I had learned on my journeys to colleges. Even though the Public Ivy list has been one of my most popular posts, […]