Top Tier Admissions
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 […]
There are different types of college interviews (alumni, informational and required). Most schools have eliminated on campus interviews in favor of alumni interviews so as not to waste time interviewing thousands of applicants who never end up applying. As a result, offices cut back dramatically on these interviews and instead let alumni interview students once […]
The National Center for Education Statistics defines first-generation students as “undergraduates whose parents never enrolled in postsecondary education.” If only one of your parents attended college, you may not be considered a first-generation college applicant. However, if you have a sibling who attended college, and your parents did not, in most cases you will still […]
We’ve talked about the benefits of a humanities focus in the past so of course we were interested to see this recent Washington Post article that references parents who are discouraging humanities majors for their children. Fine arts, digital humanities, and classics are college majors that actually CAN lead students on the path to great […]
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