Top Tier Admissions
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 […]
Back when the Common Application was newly launched, life was a bit simpler for our essay writing rising seniors! Supplemental essays used by colleges were practically an afterthought. With increased competition across the board at all colleges coupled with high achieving students, many colleges wanted yet another avenue for students to demonstrate their interest in […]
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