Columbia

If you want to go to an Ivy League level university, you’re going to need to hit the ground running. Thousands of student every year just like yourself apply to some of the most competitive schools in the world. Many are valedictorians who are at the top of their class. Here are some stats on those accepted to top tier universities.

Brown University
Supplement to the Common Application: January 1, 2012
Common Application for first-year students: January 1, 2012
Decisions mailed/released: On or around April 1, 2012
Please note that the Supplement must be submitted before the Common Application

Columbia University
Common Application for first-year students: January 1, 2012
Deposit deadline for admitted Early Decision candidates: January 17, 2012

A little bit of history…
The Ivy League was founded in 1954 and it is one of the most diverse intercollegiate conferences in the country with over 8,000 athletes competing each year. Sponsoring 33 men and women’s sports, and averaging 35 different sports teams at each school, the Ivy League provides students intercollegiate athletic opportunities for more men and women than any other conference in the country.

As you probably have seen, acceptance rates at a number of the top schools, including Stanford, Duke , Brown, Columbia, MIT and others. Take a look at a full list of admissions statistics.

Rod B., Aristotle Circle expert and college counselor, shares his views on what Ivy League admissions officers are looking for. And he should know -- he used to work at Brown and Columbia!

In honor of President’s Day Aristotle Circle took a look at the academic careers of our country’s 44 leaders. The results may surprise you. While there is no doubt that many of the American presidents have been extremely well educated, not all of them attended college and of those that did – not all graduated. Over time, education has gotten more important, since 1953 all of the US presidents have held college degrees. Our last two elected leaders have both had Ivy League educations and graduate degrees. George W.