Top Tier Admissions
Application volume across the University of California’s nine campuses surged nearly 23% within the past three years alone, with university-wide first-year applications totaling a whopping 210,840 in Fall 2022, compared to 203,700 applications in 2021 and 172,099 in 2020. It’s no wonder the UC system is so popular: with affordable in-state tuition ($13,752 for the […]
When asked “what is a liberal arts college?” or “why study the liberal arts?” by students and parents, Top Tier Admissions co-founder Dr. Michele Hernández often cites an article by Dr. James Tatum from Dartmouth College. Classics — and, more broadly, liberal arts — Tatum argues, grants people the “power to see what is going […]
Coined in 1985 by former Yale admissions officer Richard Moll, the term “Public Ivy” refers to state universities that offer an exceptional education—at a fraction of the Ivy league price to in-state students—and earmark a limited number of seats to out-of-state students. With world-class faculty, top-notch honors programs, and cutting-edge research opportunities, the following universities […]
Harvard slipping down the Forbes college rankings? Impossible! Yet this year’s list of America’s Top Colleges, published in late August, confirms the shocking news: Harvard is no longer in the top ten. After Forbes redesigned its metrics in 2021, a number of Ivy League schools dropped in their rankings. The same can be said for […]
The Senior Year Roadmap
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