Top Tier Admissions
We have read a LOT of essays over the years…thousands….and almost every year Legos make an appearance in one way or another. Often, future engineers and physics fans found their calling while playing with Lego. This young woman is now studying at Yale: The black and white cow was safely tucked back into his stall […]
All high school students should subscribe to The Concord Review and read some of the best academic papers written by their peers. We’ve encouraged our students to submit to The Concord Review. Not only does this raise their level of scholarship in attempting to sharpen a paper for publication, but it encourages them to READ […]
We have received a number of questions recently from first-generation college applicants so we will focus this week’s newsletter on that topic. In addition to the information we offer in this newsletter, we also encourage you to check out Michele’s recent article on the New York Times blog The Choice. We have noticed students whose […]
We can’t tell you how many times kids tell us they want to go to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, etc… but when we ask them why, they have no specific reason. Colleges want to know WHY you are applying—are you impressed by their world-famous chemistry program? The well-known English department? The art history department with […]
At every high school there are casual athletes, serious athletes, and elite athletes. Almost all selective colleges value athletic experience, and most top high schools have extensive enough athletic programs that almost any student can make their way onto a team. If you’re not immersed in the arts or sciences, there’s no reason not to […]
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Complete your Common App and supplemental essays, build a school list aligned to your profile, and develop a clear admissions strategy—guided by the Top Tier Admissions team. In our 22 years running Boot Camp, our counselors have helped thousands of students earn admission to the country’s most selective colleges.