Top Tier Admissions
In our June 29, 2023 post, “The End of Affirmative Action and the Future of College Admissions,” we discussed the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the legality of race-conscious admissions and its likely effect on the upcoming admissions cycle. Already, we are seeing how colleges are reacting by using school-specific supplements to give students the […]
As another semester winds down, we’re back to share our annual holiday gift guide for high school students and their families! This year, in lieu of a traditional gift guide, we are highlighting book recommendations from the Top Tier Admissions Team! We’ve asked our Senior Private Counselors and TTA staff to each share one book […]
Earlier this month, the Top Tier Admissions team held our 19th annual Application Boot Camp®. Our students came in prepared and finished the ABC program on a high note. You see, ABC isn’t JUST four days. We work with most of our students 1-2 years ahead of our Boot Camp days so they can hit […]
It’s August 1st, which means one thing in the college admissions world: the Common App is LIVE! This online application platform allows students to apply to multiple schools at once and is used by more than 900 colleges and universities to streamline the application process. Although the Common App essay prompts will remain the same […]
With early round college admissions decisions releasing daily and regular decision deadlines looming, we want to ensure our readers are covered with an action plan, whether you’ve not yet applied, were deferred, denied or accepted. It’s always been our goal to make admissions more transparent to ease the stress for families by sharing our “behind […]
Calling All Juniors!
Your August Edge Starts Here:
Application Boot Camp®
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.