Top Tier AdmissionsShannon is a Senior Private Counselor at Top Tier Admissions with over 25 years of experience in the college admissions field. She has successfully advised students applying to top universities, including the Ivy League, Stanford, and MIT. Shannon previously served as Senior Assistant Director of Admission at Northwestern University and has also held leadership roles at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Chicago Waldorf School. Shannon holds a Master’s in Higher Education Administration from Northwestern and a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education from Penn State.
As families craft college lists and weigh big decisions about where their students will thrive, a new and urgent factor has entered the conversation: questions around federal funding in higher education. With elite universities like Harvard, Columbia, Penn, and Princeton facing billions in suspended grants, it’s clear that the ideological tug-of-war playing out in Washington […]
Art is inherently subjective, and this fluidity of interpretation can make selecting top art colleges challenging for students! If you want to pursue a studio art major, then digging deeply into your individual priorities and college research are going to be necessary to find the right fit. Ask yourself: Do you want to be in […]
Submitting your college applications is a monumental milestone—congratulations! For Top Tier Admissions students, the hard work has already paid off, with remarkable results in the early application round. Whether you’ve applied early or are awaiting regular decisions, there are essential steps you can take now to maximize your chances and maintain momentum. From organizing application […]
As the college admissions landscape becomes increasingly competitive, students and families are looking for ways to maximize their chances of acceptance. One strategy that has gained attention in recent years is Early Decision 2 (ED 2). While many students are familiar with Early Decision 1, ED 2 offers a second chance at an early application, […]
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