Top Tier AdmissionsAnita has devoted over 15 years to mentoring and motivating students to realize their goals. She taught and coached students in every grade 7-12 in top private schools before founding her own successful business providing personalized support for college and graduate school applicants. Anita’s high standards and skill in connecting with young scholars proved paramount in her students’ admission to undergraduate and graduate programs at selective schools such as UChicago, Columbia, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Harvard, UPenn, and Stanford.
Anita holds a BA in Philosophy from Princeton, where she is an alumni class officer and former interviewer, and an MA in English from Middlebury. At Princeton she also contributed her drive and competitiveness to the women’s lacrosse team, winning an NCAA Division I National Championship and three Ivy League Championships while earning national scholar-athlete academic distinction and the Connie McAllister athletic department award for “effort, selfless dedication, enthusiasm and heart.” She brings these qualities to her relationships with students as she helps to bring out the best in them.
As we turn the calendar to 2024, it’s hard to believe it’s already time to plan for the summer. Colleges care about how you spend your free time: are you golfing and sunbathing at the beach, or are you cultivating your intellectual curiosity by delving more deeply into your areas of academic interest? The Common […]
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The term “Little Ivies” refers to a group of small, private liberal arts schools mostly clustered in New England whose storied histories, academic prestige, financial endowments, athletic rivalries, and highly selective admissions practices are comparable to the Ivy League’s. For exceptional students considering an intimate liberal arts experience, look no further than this scenic loop […]
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