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Top Tier Admissions is the most trusted team of college admissions experts. We are committed to making the process more transparent for our community. With this goal in mind, we have collected and analyzed years of Ivy League university and college admissions statistics to demystify the application process and empower applicants to make informed decisions […]
With the extension of test-optional policies at many top colleges and universities for the 2022-2023 application cycle, we can expect another year of flooded applicant pools. This test-optional environment begets a high volume of applications and, in some cases, a larger incoming class. For instance, Princeton’s Class of 2026 is their largest class EVER! Simply […]
At Top Tier Admissions, we often hear from families and students who are curious about executive function—what does it mean? And how do you improve these skills? To learn more, we interviewed Shelly Levy, M.Ed., M.S., a leader in the field of learning development. Shelly is the Director of SMARTS Training & Educational Specialist at The […]
Harvard slipping down the Forbes college rankings? Impossible! Yet this year’s list of America’s Top Colleges, published in late August, confirms the shocking news: Harvard is no longer in the top ten. After Forbes redesigned its metrics in 2021, a number of Ivy League schools dropped in their rankings. The same can be said for […]
While the list of test optional schools continues to grow, the importance of standardized testing has not diminished, at least in our minds. Maria Laskaris, former Dean of Admissions & Financial Aid at Dartmouth and Top Tier Admissions Senior Private Counselor, said it best in her recent blog, Grade Inflation and Standardized Testing: “Although the […]
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