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Founded in 2012 by Susie Cochin de Billy, Arcus Advisory provides hands-on support and assistance to students applying to US universities. 🇬🇧📚🇺🇸🎓

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AI is reshaping how students approach writing but also creating new challenges. Many essays now risk being formulaic, generic and lacking personal voice. At Arcus, we ensure every application remains authentic, original and deeply reflective of the student.
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Columbia University
@ColumbiaOct 14
🥂 Cheers to Nobel laureate Michael Woodford! Surrounded by family members, friends, students, President Jennifer L. Mnookin and University colleagues, as well as well-wishers, including fellow Nobel laureates Joseph Stiglitz and Martin Chalfie, Woodford had an important group to thank. “A number of students of mine are here,” Woodford said with a smile. “A lot of what I have done has only been possible thanks to my students, because it was hard for me to work these things out except by trying to explain them to people and having students who are willing to put up with that. It is essential to the intellectual process, at least in my case. I've been gratified that many went on to have distinguished careers and I hope I have some responsibility for that, but, really, I'm grateful just to have had them as students. That's really been essential to me.” Read more: news.columbia.edu/news/toast… 📷 Diane Bondareff
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Columbia University President Jennifer Mnookin with Nobel laureates Michael Woodford, Joseph Stiglitz and Martin Chalfie.

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Today marks the birthday of two people who challenged educational barriers: Emily Blackwell became one of the first women to pursue a medical education in the US & Harold Moody came from Jamaica to study medicine at King’s College, London. #arcusadvisory #onthisday
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Why is Arcus Advisory your first port of call if you are considering a U.S. university education for your children. arcusadvisory.com/why-arcus Image: Arcus Advisory Founder, Susie Cochin de Billy.
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First day looks good on UChicago. đź“š
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We’re excited to welcome new students into the UChicago community this week as they meet their peers and discover their new intellectual home! Explore Orientation Week activities here: ms.spr.ly/6014a5jgE

Class of 2030, new students embark on UChicago experience

O-Week festivities welcome undergraduate and graduate students as the new academic year approaches

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Cornell University
@CornellSep 21
A new wireless device – lighter than a U.S. dime and shaped like a tiny chef's hat – can track the brain waves of animals as they move in natural habitats, opening doors to understanding complex behaviors that are impossible to study in the lab. In a recent paper, Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences researchers provide a proof-of-concept for the device, which includes flexible probes that can track groups of neurons for months, as well as different modules to manipulate brain activity or log an animal's locomotion and orientation, vocalizations, and eye movements. The device, called the Wireless, Interactive, Lightweight Datalogger (WILD), will allow researchers to study how the brain responds to changes in a natural environment and group social contexts for the first time. Read more: news.cornell.edu/index%2ephp….
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Columbia University
@ColumbiaSep 8
Welcome to the new academic year! Read President Jennifer L. Mnookin’s message to the Columbia community as the fall semester begins: president.columbia.edu/news/…
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The foundation and evolution of Carnegie Mellon is a story of the American experiment. Andrew Carnegie, an immigrant from Scotland, rose from textile mill worker to titan of industry behind the steel production that built American skylines. #America250
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Today in education! Not only is it International Literacy Day but also the birthday of civil rights hero Ruby Bridges who famously championed the right to an education at just 6 years old. Literacy isn’t just a skill; it’s freedom. #InternationalLiteracyDay #OnThisDay
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First day of classes: complete ✅ See how the Emory community kicked off the 2026–2027 school year. 💙💛🦅 #EmoryUniversity #Emory #Emory2030 #FDOC #CollegeLife
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America's best colleges 2026-2027, per TIME. 1. Stanford University 2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 3. Harvey Mudd College 4. Princeton University 5. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 6. California Institute of Technology 7. University of Pennsylvania 8. Columbia University in the City of New York 9. Claremont McKenna College 10. Harvard University 11. Yale University 12. Babson College 13. Cornell University 14. University of Virginia-Main Campus 15. University of California-Berkeley 16. University of Florida 17. Carnegie Mellon University 18. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 19. University of Notre Dame 20. Georgetown University 21. Lehigh University 22. Vanderbilt University 23. Dartmouth College 24. Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 25. Brown University 26. Williams College 27. University of Chicago 28. Bentley University 29. Santa Clara University 30. Stevens Institute of Technology 31. Rice University 32. University of Southern California 33. Villanova University 34. University of California-Los Angeles 35. University of California-San Diego 36. CUNY Lehman College 37. Davidson College 38. California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo 39. Northwestern University 40. Duke University 41. Johns Hopkins University 42. Berea College 43. University of California-Santa Barbara 44. University of Wisconsin-Madison 45. College of the Holy Cross 46. Washington University in St Louis 47. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College 48. Boston College 49. Washington and Lee University 50. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 51. Fashion Institute of Technology 52. William & Mary 53. Florida State University 54. Brigham Young University 55. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 56. Bucknell University 57. University of Connecticut 58. Binghamton University 59. Colorado School of Mines 60. Swarthmore College 61. University of Delaware 62. Florida International University 63. University of Maryland-College Park 64. Bowdoin College 65. Colgate University 66. Amherst College 67. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice 68. Lafayette College 69. Wellesley College 70. University of La Verne 71. Citadel Military College of South Carolina 72. The University of Texas at Austin 73. Virginia Military Institute 74. North Carolina State University at Raleigh 75. Massachusetts Maritime Academy 76. Pomona College 77. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 78. SUNY Maritime College 79. Texas A & M University-College Station 80. Colby College 81. Fairfield University 82. Clemson University 83. Emory University 84. Purdue University-Main Campus 85. Molloy University 86. University of San Diego 87. University of Georgia 88. New York University 89. Middlebury College 90. University of California-Davis 91. George Washington University 92. Hamilton College 93. Maine Maritime Academy 94. Barnard College 95. New Jersey Institute of Technology 96. Trinity College 97. University of Richmond 98. Yeshiva University 99. The College of New Jersey 100. Wake Forest University
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On Monday morning, the newest members of the Emory community stepped through the gates and into a new chapter. Class of 2030, your Emory story has officially started! #Emory #EmoryUniversity
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Cornell University
@CornellAug 24
Here's what the first day of classes at Cornell looked like today.
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Three people are walking and smiling on a pathway at Cornell University, with a large building and a clock tower visible in the background. The scene is outdoors with green grass and trees.

ALT Three people are walking and smiling on a pathway at Cornell University, with a large building and a clock tower visible in the background. The scene is outdoors with green grass and trees.

A group of three people sitting at a round table in a bright indoor space, engaged in conversation. Two of them have laptops, with one also having an open tablet on the table. Other groups of people are visible in the background, sitting at similar tables. The atmosphere is relaxed and studious.

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When families begin looking at US universities, it’s often the names they look at first, #Harvard #Yale #Princeton #Stanford. But the best place to start is with the student and where they would thrive best. #arcusadvisory
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What we are best at… Guiding exceptional students to the world's leading universities, through strategic insight, authenticity, and personalised mentorship. #ArcusAdvisory
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Student, use the summer to pursue something you genuinely enjoy. Read widely, explore a new interest, travel, volunteer, gain work experience or simply spend time doing something that inspires you. Develop curiosity, independence and a clearer sense of who you are.
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The hidden prestige of Liberal Arts Colleges in the USA arcusadvisory.com/blog/the-h…
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Thank you Alexandra for your kind words, we are delighted that your experience with Arcus Advisory was a good one and congratulations on your successful applications. arcusadvisory.com/testimonia… #arcusadvisory #testimonal #collegeapplications @SusieCdeB @UChicago @Georgetown
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In this short video, Arcus Advisory Founder, Susie Cochin de Billy, explains the benefits of U.S. Liberal Arts Colleges... #ArcusAdvisory #LiberalArts #LiberalArtsColleges,
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