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Does your student dream of becoming a Longhorn, but they're not sure how to improve their admissions chances? In 2025, UT Austin saw a 24.4% increase in freshmen applicants and more than 90,000 applications in a single cycle. If your student attends a Texas high school and falls outside the top 5% of their graduating class—or if they aren’t a Texas resident—then they have a much lower chance of acceptance. This is because 75% of accepted applicants to UT Austin need to be Tex

Use B2A’s Admissions Checklist to Prepare Although the school year just started, most Early Action and Early Decision college application deadlines are less than 10 weeks away! With November 1st fast approaching, current seniors should spend time perusing the different portals they’ll need to apply—from the Common Application (which opened earlier this month) to other school-specific portals like MIT and the University of California. In addition to filling out detailed acade

What students can expect during the 2026-27 admissions cycle The Common Application officially launched the 2026-27 college application season this past weekend. With the addition of 64 new member colleges, including Georgetown University, Common App is expected to continue seeing an increase in users and applications numbers. Last year alone, more than 1.46 million applicants submitted more than 9 million applications. One notable portal change in the My Common Application

For students entering their senior year, applying to colleges can be an exciting and anxiety-inducing time. While college applications are the perfect opportunity to showcase all the amazing things you’ve achieved in high school, there is one part of the process that many applicants struggle with: having to talk about themselves. This can be especially challenging when writing the Common Application’s Personal Statement. In just 650 words, students need to share who they are

As technology advances, more and more students are utilizing AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Grammarly to write and edit essays and other materials for college applications. Although this can cut down on the time it takes students to draft and revise, making the choice to use generative AI and other AI tools can have serious consequences—endangering a student’s chances of acceptance and even offers of admission. While certain AI platforms have improved in writing quality