Top Tier Admissions
School’s out for summer! For rising seniors, this is not the time to sink too heavily into your beach chair (unless you have your laptop at the ready). This summer is a critical time to work on your college essays. Wrapping up your application package before the start of your senior year allows you to […]
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 […]
Submitting a college application is a moment to celebrate. Yet your work is not quite over. Here are TTA’s top 10 things you should be doing after you hit submit. 1. ENJOY THE SATISFACTION OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENT There is a reason the Common App showers you with virtual confetti after you hit the ‘submit’ button. […]
The Common Application released their essay prompts early this year. Usually, the prompts are an exact repeat from the previous year (as has been the case for four years) but this year they’re changing it up —just what you need this year, more change. Thankfully, it’s not too much! OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH […]
Back in 1975 when the Common App was first launched, it was truly a common application. Students filled out a form, wrote a short piece on a favorite extracurricular activity, and then their 650-word essay. Over time, colleges started asking for supplemental essays as a way to get to know more about their applicants, make […]
The Senior Year Roadmap
Every deadline from August to May – test dates, applications. decisions – in one place. Signup to download the full 9-page Senior Year Roadmap (PDF)