Top Tier AdmissionsMaria Laskaris joins Top Tier Admissions as one of the most experienced admissions deans in the country. She graduated from Dartmouth College in 1984, and served as Director of Admissions at Dartmouth for over a decade where she evaluated tens of thousands of applicants. From 2007-2015 she served as the Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at Dartmouth, overseeing all facets of the admissions and financial aid processes. She played an integral role in developing key enhancements to the Common Application, serving on the 14-member Board of Directors. With over 25 years of admissions experience at one of the most selective colleges in the country, she provides an insider’s perspective like no other, with deep knowledge of selective college admissions.
In addition, Maria is proud of her long-term volunteer work with Opera North (Lebanon, NH) in fundraising, marketing and audience engagement. She is an avid masters rower with the Upper Valley Rowing Foundation (Hanover, NH) and also serves as a member of its board of directors.
Seniors, your admissions journey is wrapping up. For the lucky ones, this year’s admissions process came to a happy conclusion in December, with an offer of admission to a dream school. For many others, application work reached its peak between late December and mid-January. Finally, after a long and stressful first semester, you can exhale. […]
On January 25, the College Board announced a series of changes to the SAT under the headline that proclaimed, “Digital SAT Brings Student-Friendly Changes to the Test Experience.” Among the “student-friendly” changes are the following: A SIGN OF THE TIMES In one sense, this transition to digital makes sense and from a purely logistical standpoint, […]
After a dizzying year, the world of college admissions continues to change as do early admissions trends. Test-optional admissions policies continue to expand and Harvard’s decision to continue with test optional admissions for the next four years will likely spur peer institutions to follow suit. Changing student demographics and greater emphasis on equity and access […]
With the November 1st early admissions deadlines behind us, Jenny Rickard, President and CEO of the Common Application, offered preliminary insight into this year’s application trends. Additionally, Yale University has just released their early application numbers for the Class of 2026. Here’s a sneak peek at these trends and insight into what they likely indicate. […]
Stanford recently shared some admissions statistics for the Class of 2025. Big picture, Stanford received 55,471 applications for admission last year and admitted 2,190 students, a meager 3.9 percent of its applicants. Interesting to note that Stanford was not the only top school with a sub-4 percent overall admit rate last year. In fact, Columbia, […]
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