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College Interviews

Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about college interviews, including the role they play in the admissions process, changing college policies, how to prepare, and tips for interview day.

Maureen Meyer2026-09-22T10:24:36-04:00September 22nd, 2026|Categories: Class of 2031, college, college admissions, college applications, college interview tips, College interviews, college list, college video submission, college visits, Collegiate Gateway, Common Application, demonstrated interest, Glimpse Video, independent educational consulting, interviews, Julie Gross, Resume|Tags: alumni interviews, Barnard College, Bates College, Brandeis, brown, Caroline Ferrucci, class of 2031, Colgate, college interview tips, college interviews, collegiate gateway, Columbia, Connecticut College, cornell, Dartmouth, demonstrated interest, Duke, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Grinnell College, harvard, johns hopkins, julie gross, MIT, Northwestern, on-campus interview, princeton, short video submission, Stanford, Syracuse University, thank you letter, Tufts, UChicago, university of michigan, University of Notre Dame, University of Rochester, University of Virginia, UPenn, Vanderbilt, Villanova, Wake Forest, WashU, Wesleyan University, Williams College, Yale|

America’s Top Undergraduate Music Programs in Music Business & Music Industry

This is the fifth post of an 8-part series on "Behind the Scenes of America's Top Undergraduate Music Programs." We explore top programs in the music business and music industry; and provide a spotlight of Drexel’s Music Industry Undergraduate Degree Program (MIP), NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, Syracuse’s Bandier Program for Recording and Entertainment Industries, Northeastern’s concentration in music industry, and USC’s Thornton School of Music.

Maureen Meyer2025-12-15T11:59:09-05:00December 15th, 2025|Categories: Bachelor of Music, Berklee, Career in Music, Caroline Ferrucci, college, college admissions, college applications, college list, Collegiate Gateway, Fit, Juilliard, Julie Gross, Music Business, music career, Music conservatory, Music Industry, Music Major, Music Performance, Music Programs, Music Programs in Composition, Music Programs in Performance, New England Conservatory|Tags: auditions, Bachelor of Music, Belmont University School of Music, Berklee, Berklee College of Music, Boston Conservatory, Carnegie Mellon University, Caroline Ferrucci, collegiate gateway, Curtis Institute of Music, Drexel’s Music Industry Undergraduate Degree Program (MIP), Eastman School of Music, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Juilliard, julie gross, Manhattan School of Music, Middle Tennessee State University School of Music, music career, music major, music programs, Music programs in Performance, New England Conservatory, New York University’s Steinhardt, Northeastern’s concentration in music industry, Northwestern University, Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music, NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Oberlin, professional musician, Syracuse’s Bandier Program for Recording and Entertainment Industries, University of Miami Frost School of Music, university of michigan, University of Rochester, University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music, USC’s Thornton School of Music, Yale University|

America’s Top Undergraduate Music Programs in Composition

This is the fourth post of an 8-part series on "Behind the Scenes of America's Top Undergraduate Music Programs," focusing on programs in music composition. The post highlights programs at the New England Conservatory, Julliard, Curtis Institute of Music, USC’s Thornton School of Music, University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, and Northwestern’s Bienen School of Music.

Maureen Meyer2025-12-12T11:41:42-05:00December 11th, 2025|Categories: Bachelor of Music, Berklee, Career in Music, Caroline Ferrucci, college, college admissions, college applications, college list, Collegiate Gateway, Juilliard, Julie Gross, music career, Music conservatory, Music Major, Music Performance, Music Programs, Music Programs in Composition, Music Programs in Performance, New England Conservatory|Tags: auditions, Bachelor of Music, Berklee, Boston Conservatory, Carnegie Mellon University, Caroline Ferrucci, collegiate gateway, Curtis Institute of Music, Eastman School of Music, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Juilliard, julie gross, Manhattan School of Music, music career, music major, music programs, Music programs in Performance, New England Conservatory, New York University’s Steinhardt, Northwestern University, Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music, Oberlin, professional musician, university of michigan, University of Rochester, University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music, Yale University|

America’s Top Undergraduate Music Programs in Performance: Instrumental and Vocal

This is the third post of an 8-part series on "Behind the Scenes of America's Top Undergraduate Music Program," focusing on programs in music performance, whether vocal or instrumental. The post highlights programs at The Julliard School, Berklee College of Music, Oberlin College and Conservatory, Manhattan School of Music (for jazz), and The New School’s Mannes School of Music and School of Jazz and Contemporary Music.

Early College Admissions Notification Dates 2025-26

Congratulations on submitting your early college applications! Now you may be wondering when you will find out your college admissions results! See our list of early admissions notification dates for many selective schools for the 2025-26 application cycle.

Maureen Meyer2025-11-07T15:25:14-05:00November 7th, 2025|Categories: Admissions trends, Class of 2030, college, college admissions, college applications, College Early Admissions Programs, college early applications, college list, College update letter, Collegiate Gateway, Common Application, Early Action, Early Admissions, Early Admissions Notification Dates, Early Decision, ED2, Julie Gross, Regular Admissions|Tags: brown university, Case Western Reserve University, College Early admissions notification dates, college early applications, collegiate gateway, Columbia University, Cornell University (ED), Dartmouth College, Duke University, early action, early decision, Georgetown University, Harvard University, julie gross, MIT, Northwestern University, Princeton University, restrictive early action, single choice early action, Stanford University, Tulane University, university of michigan, University of Notre Dame, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt University, Yale University|

College Interviews

Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about college interviews, including the role they play in the admissions process, changing college policies, how to prepare, and tips for interview day.

Maureen Meyer2025-09-25T10:29:06-04:00September 25th, 2025|Categories: class of 2026, college, college admissions, college applications, college interview tips, College interviews, college list, Collegiate Gateway, demonstrated interest, Glimpse Video, interviews, Julie Gross, Video Submission|Tags: alumni interviews, Barnard College, Bates College, Brandeis, brown, Colgate, college interview tips, college interviews, collegiate gateway, Columbia, Connecticut College, cornell, Dartmouth, demonstrated interest, Duke, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Grinnell College, harvard, johns hopkins, julie gross, MIT, Northwestern, on-campus interview, princeton, short video submission, Stanford, Syracuse University, thank you letter, Tufts, UChicago, university of michigan, University of Notre Dame, University of Rochester, University of Virginia, UPenn, Vanderbilt, Villanova, Wake Forest, WashU, Wesleyan University, Williams College, Yale|

Behind the Scenes of America’s Top Art Programs, Part VIII: Unique Combination Art Programs

This is the eighth post of a 10-part series on "Behind the Scenes of America's Top Undergraduate Art Programs." We break down the country’s top combination art programs, which provide the opportunity to receive a BA/BS as well as a BFA. We spotlight the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University (SMFA at Tufts).

Maureen Meyer2025-03-06T14:52:08-05:00March 5th, 2025|Categories: AAMCAS, apps, Art Program, Art School, BFA, Cambridge, college, College Academics, college admissions, Collegiate Gateway, Julie Gross|Tags: AB/ScB and BFA, Art Program, Art School, BA and BFA, BA/BS + BFA, BFA and BBA, Boston, brown university, Celia Gastris, collegiate gateway, julie gross, Lily Pasano, Parsons, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), School of the Museum of Fine Arts, SMFA, The New School, Tufts University, university of michigan|

Behind the Scenes of America’s Top Art Programs, Part VII: Exceptional University Art Programs Outside of the Ivies

This is the seventh post of a 10-part series on "Behind the Scenes of America's Top Undergraduate Art Programs." We dive into exceptional arts programs at universities outside of the Ivies, including Stanford, UCLA, University of Michigan, and Virginia Commonwealth University; and provide a spotlight on the art program at UCLA.

Maureen Meyer2025-03-05T13:22:14-05:00February 27th, 2025|Categories: Admissions trends, AP Credits, apps, Art Program, Art School, BFA, Cambridge, college, College Academics, college admissions, college applications, College Features, college list, college visits, Collegiate Gateway, Fit, Julie Gross, Uncategorized|Tags: Art Program, BFA, collegiate gateway, julie gross, Stanford University, UCLA, university of michigan, Virginia Commonwealth University|

Early College Admissions Notification Dates 2024-25

Congratulations on submitting your early college applications! Now you may be wondering when you will find out your college admissions results! See our list of early admissions notification dates for many selective schools for the 2024-25 application cycle.

Maureen Meyer2024-11-04T13:43:57-05:00November 4th, 2024|Categories: Admissions trends, class of 2025, college, college admissions, college applications, College Early Admissions Programs, college early applications, college list, Collegiate Gateway, Common Application, Early Action, Early Admissions, Early Admissions Notification Dates, Early Decision, ED2, Julie Gross, Regular Admissions|Tags: brown university, Case Western Reserve University, College Early admissions notification dates, college early applications, collegiate gateway, Columbia University, Cornell University (ED), Dartmouth College, Duke University, early action, early decision, Georgetown University, Harvard University, julie gross, MIT, Northwestern University, Princeton University, restrictive early action, single choice early action, Stanford University, Tulane University, university of michigan, University of Notre Dame, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt University, Yale University|

College Interviews

Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about college interviews, including the role they play in the admissions process, changing college policies, how to prepare, and tips for interview day.

Maureen Meyer2024-09-18T10:06:40-04:00September 18th, 2024|Categories: class of 2025, college, college admissions, college applications, college interview tips, College interviews, college list, college research, college video submission, Collegiate Gateway, interviews, Julie Gross, Video Submission, virtual college interview|Tags: alumni interviews, Barnard College, Bates College, Brandeis, brown, Colgate, college interview tips, college interviews, collegiate gateway, Columbia, Connecticut College, cornell, Dartmouth, demonstrated interest, Duke, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Grinnell College, harvard, johns hopkins, julie gross, MIT, Northwestern, on-campus interview, princeton, short video submission, Stanford, Syracuse University, thank you letter, Tufts, UChicago, university of michigan, University of Notre Dame, University of Rochester, University of Virginia, UPenn, Vanderbilt, Villanova, Wake Forest, WashU, Wesleyan University, Williams College, Yale|