Top Tier Admissions
We’ve been saying for years that admissions officers have about 5-18 minutes MAX to review an application. Every year parents and students are quite surprised to hear this. In years past the process has been that one officer typically does the review, then “pitches” the candidate to the full committee. As The Chronicle of Higher Education […]
It’s chilly here, so summer seems a long way off but for high school sophomores and juniors especially, NOW is the time to craft a summer plan that includes an academic focus. Colleges look for kids who are active learners, those who spend their free time pursuing fresh intellectual ideas in their academic area. Students […]
This is an emotional time with early decision notifications upon us. Many students are learning their early round college fate via an acceptance, a deferral or a rejection. Hearty congratulations to those who got good news in the early round. For those who were rejected or deferred, don’t take it personally. Remember, as a reader […]
By: Kristen Willmott, PhD As a former Admissions and Financial Aid Officer for the Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, I was there when Harvard Integrated Life Sciences (HILS at GSAS) was developed. At the time, the program was in process, but it was known that it would be a merging of many […]
–post by Dr. Kristen Willmott The November 1 early deadline has come and gone. Our seniors are done with their college applications and essays often before senior year even starts, as we want them to focus on their courses this fall, not essay writing at 10pm on a Friday. We realize, however, that many seniors […]
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