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Choosing a High School to Boost Admissions Chances
Should you move to a different town or state to give your kids a better chance at a selective university? Maybe yes, but probably no.
July 10, 2026
Should you move to a different town or state to give your kids a better chance at a selective university? Maybe yes, but probably no.
Much is made of the importance of “faculty-student ratios” as an indicator of the quality of undergraduate teaching, or on the importance of teaching at a university. These ratios are unhelpful as a guide to understanding the priority paid to undergraduate teaching at a university.