Top Tier Admissions
If you’re applying to Cornell University, which has multiple undergraduate colleges, it can be hard to navigate the admissions process and understand what the university is truly looking for in applicants. To help demystify the process, we spoke with Heidi Steinmetz Lovette, a former Assistant Director of Admissions at Cornell and a Senior Private Counselor […]
As someone who spent many years working in highly selective admissions at Johns Hopkins University, I’ve spent countless hours reading application essays and evaluating candidates, all while trying to find the perfect balance between intellectual curiosity, character, and potential for impact. The task of selecting students is never easy, and the challenges only seem to […]
At Top Tier Admissions, we work with many students who are interested in pursuing medical school and careers in healthcare. With a growing, aging population and rising demand for chronic and mental health care, the job outlook for physicians and surgeons remains strong (and can’t be replaced by AI!). Despite the promising career prospects, students […]
As the parent of a 5- and 3-year-old, my Instagram feed is a steady stream of parenting experts, bite-sized strategies, and developmental tips. Like many millennial parents, I’ve underlined half of Dr. Becky Kennedy’s Good Inside, nodded along to Lisa Damour’s interviews on teen mental health, and bookmarked countless Reels about co-regulation, connection, and confidence-building. […]
As an astrophotographer, I track the seasons in the sky. Winter brings nebula season, when iconic sights like the Horsehead Nebula and the Cone Nebula take center stage. Spring shifts to galaxy season, with dark skies perfect for capturing the Milky Way and beyond. In admissions, we’re entering our own kind of season: college essay […]
The Senior Year Roadmap
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