Top Tier AdmissionsKylie Dowling is a Senior Private Counselor at Top Tier Admissions, where she supports students and families through the college admissions process. She brings over 12 years of experience in highly selective admissions, most recently serving as Director of Recruitment at Johns Hopkins University.
Kylie’s background includes leading student recruitment and enrollment initiatives, serving as a Founding Member of the Higher Education Advisory Council at Cambridge University Press & Assessment English, and mentoring emerging leaders through coaching.
She holds a Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts and a Leadership Development Certificate from Johns Hopkins, and brings a passion for Positive Psychology and helping individuals navigate meaningful life transitions with confidence and clarity.
Each year, Ivy League supplemental essay prompts offer insight into what the most selective institutions value in their applicants. For the 2025–26 application cycle, the “Ancient Eight” are urging students to reveal deeper aspects of who they are beyond grades and test scores. They are pushing applicants to dig deeper to reveal what they represent, […]
For aspiring business leaders, choosing between a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Master in Management (MiM) can feel like navigating a maze of program requirements, timelines, and potential return on investment. While both degrees offer access to valuable networks and leadership opportunities, they are designed for different stages of a professional career. To […]
Each year, the Common Application releases an end-of-season report, and it offers a comprehensive look at how the college admissions landscape is shifting. This year’s “First-year Application Trends” was recently released, and it outlines noticeable changes in application volume, as well as demographic and geographic shifts in the applicant pool. This admissions cycle marked the […]
Last week, we hosted an engaging and informative webinar on the ever-changing and increasingly competitive landscape of business admissions and recruiting with two top experts, Steven Menking from Forum Education, and Rohail Premjee from Top Tier Admissions. The webinar, “From High School to Wall Street: How to Navigate Business Admissions & Recruiting,” addressed different undergraduate […]
In our recent post, “The New Ivies: 2025 Edition,” we looked at Forbes’ second annual list that uses factors such as school size, selectivity, academic profiles, and post-graduation success as part of its methodology. Now that application season is officially upon us, we took another look at this list to unpack this year’s supplemental essay […]
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