The Palm to Ivy Blog
Expert perspectives on college admissions, application strategy, and the journey from Palm Beach to the Ivy League.
What Palm Beach Families Need to Know About College Admissions in 2027
The Class of 2026 just received their decisions — and I won’t pretend the numbers aren’t hard to sit with. Here’s what this cycle means for your family, and how to walk into it with clarity instead of fear.
Read Article →Why Exceptional Students Still Get Rejected — and What Actually Moves the Needle
Every family knows a high school student like this: a high achiever who did everything right and still didn’t get into their top choice colleges. Here’s why it happens, and what you can do to give your student a different ending.
Read Article →8 Shifts That Could Change Florida Students' Application Strategies
From AI in admissions offices to the University of Miami bringing back test requirements, these are the shifts reshaping how students get into top schools this year.
Read Article →Where Palm Beach County’s Graduates Actually End Up
Data from published matriculation records across seven high schools — Benjamin, Saint Andrew’s, Pine Crest, American Heritage, Oxbridge, Dreyfoos, and King’s Academy — reveals where students are actually going to college.
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