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Celebrating Our Students’ 2025-2026 Acceptances

By Alyssa Morris

Year after year, our whole team is amazed by the determination, resilience, and ambitions of our students. The university application process is no small feat, and once again,…

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Hacks for the ACT Reading Section

Kate Williamson

Prepping for the ACT exam may seem, at times, daunting; however, we’re here to help you with some practical advice. Once you have strategies in place, the process…

How to Improve Your Application Essay at the Last Minute

The application deadlines are approaching! Whether you are on your second draft or your seventeenth draft, the time has come to release your writing into the hands of…

Options Solutions Extra-Curricular Feature: UBC Geering Up Architecture and Design Club

Looking for a new extra-curricular to put on your radar? Our Educational Consultants are here to help! We're up-to-date on all the different extra-curricular activities students can participate…

Options Holiday Book Recommendations

Happy (almost) holidays! It's become a yearly tradition here at Options to share our holiday book recommendations with our clients. This year, we bring you eleven books ranging…

Options Alumni: Benjamin Clayton

Melinda Giampietro

We have so many stellar Options alumni, and in our new series, we wanted to shine a light on a few of our past clients who have gone…

Options Solutions Program Feature: Bachelor of Design in Product Design

Looking for a new undergraduate program to put on your radar? Our Educational Consultants are here to help! In addition to exploring popular, established programs, our experts are…

Philosophy Book Recommendations for Teens

In this blog post: 11 books and a graphic novel recommendations for those who are curious to learn what philosophy is all about, planning to take a philosophy…

The changing landscape of standardized tests in the US admissions process

Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, some US colleges and universities were starting to drop SAT or ACT testing requirements in response to growing research findings regarding the relevancy…

Founder’s Feature – Holiday Gift Guide 2023 Edition

Melinda Giampietro

Throughout the academic year, Melinda Giampietro, Options Founder/President, will share some of her favourite things in her monthly Founder's Feature. Melinda loves reading, data, research, and following academic…

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