From Chess Champion to College Success
2404, 2025

From Chess Champion to College Success

Ruiyang, a brilliant chess master and top-ranked competitor in the World Youth Championship, always approached challenges with strategy and precision. While her talent on the chessboard was undeniable, she knew that the college admissions process required more than just skill—it needed careful planning, academic excellence, and strong leadership. That’s where IvyBoost College Counseling came in. Elevating Academics and LeadershipWith IvyBoost’s expert guidance, Ruiyang strengthened her academic profile with a competitive

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IvyBoost Success Story: A Student’s Path to UCLA & UCB
0504, 2025

IvyBoost Success Story: A Student’s Path to UCLA & UCB

Romil was a top performing student from a private high school in Fremont, California.He had a focus on STEM and a passion for the environment. He began working with IvyBoost in the start of summer of 2024 before 12th grade, to strengthen his know-how and understanding of a complicated college applications process. With the experience and advice of IvyBoost’s counselor, Romil gained admissions for several competitive colleges for the STEM

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0501, 2017

UCLA Hits New Record for Freshmen Applications

Out of all the UC campuses this year, the Washington Post reported that UCLA is the first campus to have over 100,000 students apply as freshmen applicants. Additional data also noted that UC campuses in general attract more applications than some other universities; for instance, UC Irvine and UC Berkeley both received more than 80,000 freshmen applications. As college admissions continues to increase in competitiveness, it remains even more vital

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1507, 2014

California Colleges Keep Top Spots in Application Numbers

Which colleges receive the most applications? According to the U.S. News, the college which has received the greatest number of applications is UCLA. The application numbers below are collected from the Fall 2012 admissions year and based on data received from 1,242 institutions. Listed below are the first 5 colleges on the list which received the greatest number of applications from first-time, first-year degree-seeking students. For the rest of the

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2905, 2014

Lower UC Acceptances for Californian Applicants in 2014

As news sites like LA Times (“California Students Feel UC Admission Squeeze”) and San Jose Mercury News (“UC admission harder than ever for Californians”)  have noted in April, an increasing number of Californian applicants were not accepted to their UCs of choice. Especially for coveted schools like UC Berkeley and UCLA, competition between applicants was fierce. For Fall 2014, UCLA received 86,521 applicants and UC Berkeley received 73,771. For the

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