Top Tier AdmissionsA former Admissions and Financial Aid Officer for Harvard University, Kristen brings over 20 years of experience working in higher education. Kristen has a PhD in Education with a concentration in Higher Education, an M.S. in Business Management, and a B.A. in English. Her PhD dissertation won the International Susan B. Anthony Institute Dissertation Award. In her role at Harvard, Kristen oversaw admissions for 17 departments and was also responsible for distributing funding from the National Science Foundation Fellowships Program and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Student Research Fellowship Program. Kristen previously worked as a substitute K-12 teacher, as adjunct faculty at three universities in MA and NY, and as an educational researcher. Kristen recently published a book (Information Age Publishing) on faculty and tenure in academia which Stanford University Libraries featured on their recommended "Gender and Education Books" list. Kristen has written for Entrepreneur Magazine and published in journals such as the Journal of Critical Scholarship on Higher Education and Student Affairs and the American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences Journal. Kristen has also been featured in and interviewed for publications such as U.S. News & World Report, the Washington Examiner, Yahoo News, and Business Insider.
Can holding down a summer job affect your college admissions outcomes? We know admissions officers want to see evidence of personal growth and concrete work experience is one clear way to show this growth in action. In fact, all seven of the Common Application’s 2022-2023 main essay prompts share a common theme. From asking for […]
For students building their target list of top law schools, the “push for prestige” is strong, especially given the competitive job market for aspiring lawyers. We also commonly work with students aiming for “the T-14.” This refers to the top 14 law schools in the U.S., and it’s based on the annual U.S. News & […]
As we launch into the new year, many college students and working professionals are in the throes of planning their next steps. ‘Tis the season! The GRE and GMAT have haunted some and the question of should you or shouldn’t you apply this year has perhaps come up when considering an MBA pathway. It’s a […]
It’s been quite the month in MBA admissions and, per usual, I am tracking MBA admissions trends and data closely. I’ve been chatting with many MBA applicants who are in the midst of prepping for their round 2 MBA applications. We LOVE round 2. It’s not as rushed as round 1 is for many, GMAT […]
For MBA applicants, this is prime season for applications and essays. It can be a puzzling process as you attempt to determine which application round is best, and each business school approaches the process differently. Duke gives students almost no time in the fall term to even think about applying in round one. They don’t […]
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