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By: Amy Dulan “Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Have the patience to wait! Be still and allow the mud to settle.” -Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching Sound familiar? Preparing for the ACT can sometimes feel like you’re slogging through mud, uncertain of what lies before you. Achieving clarity is a challenge […]
This is the time of year when high school college counselors kick into gear and send parents a Student/Parent Form to give them a chance to write about their children. This is the counselor’s way of making parents feel a part of the college recommendation letter process and a way to give parents something to […]
We’re always delighted and thrilled when our students get into their school(s) of choice! The many college applicants who have worked with us here at Top Tier Admissions can be very enthusiastic about their Ivy League acceptances too, like this Application Boot Camp alum (getting into Yale) and her friends:
Michele was quoted in the Education Life section of the NY Times this week in response to gap year options. Thanks in part perhaps to President Obama’s daughter Malia opting to take a year off before college, gap years have become much more popular as burned out students are seeking a respite from the grind. […]
This has been an unbelievable year in college admissions. We’ve worked with students and families for over 15 years and nothing stays the same, we promise that. The sheer number of applications is rising. Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Emory, Harvard, Pomona, Stanford, U Penn, Emory and Yale are just some of the schools who report the largest […]
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