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Colleges Without Supplemental Essays: 2021

With many COVID-fallout related test-optional policies remaining in place for the current application cycle, as suspected, applications will be up and the early round pools will likely be flooded (again). University of Virginia is one such school that retained their test-optional policy for Fall 2022 and Fall 2023. According to UVA’s Associate Dean of Admissions, […]

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Class of 2026: Early Decision and Early Action Notification Dates *Live Updates

“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” –Jean Baptiste Alphonse Karr Over the last two years, the college admissions world has seen myriad changes. Subject tests abandoned, lack of testing opportunities for students, many colleges and universities adjusting their testing requirements due to COVID-19 and the fallout from the pandemic, to now […]

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Early Decision and Early Action Deadlines

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, having a wise early decision (ED) strategy is KEY and affords students, with few exceptions, the best possible admissions odds. DATA SPEAKS  In college admissions, data is king in a variety of ways, none more so than early round admissions statistics. These high percentage admit rates […]

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Top Tips for Teens: Managing Anxiety

Anxiety rates are on the rise among teenagers, and we see this trend in our students at Top Tier Admissions. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, anxiety is the most common mental health concern during adolescence, and nearly 1 in 3 teenagers will experience clinical levels of anxiety at some point before they […]

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Academic Tutoring: Plan Now for Success

Post by: Jonathan Kao, TTA Tutor Want to be a more confident student in and out of the classroom? Academic tutoring helps boost a student’s confidence by deepening subject comprehension and hastens all-around improvements in learning (and life) skills like focus, perseverance, independence and troubleshooting. But, a word of warning –ensure your tutoring is ‘proactive’ […]

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