Top Tier Admissions
Post by: Dr. Kristen Willmott We are working with our grad school applicants who are putting the final touches on their applications, as well as new applicants who are seizing the day and applying to graduate school in this unprecedented time, or as we’ve called it, the best year in history to apply to graduate school. Some […]
Post by: Dr. Michele Hernandez We’ve had vigorous debates on this blog and with students and parents about the merits of early decision. As a brief primer, both early action and early decision have early November deadlines, but early action is NON binding (you do not have to say “yes”) while early decision is binding (you […]
PART 1: Testing & Transcripts Part one in a three-part series that looks at how the admissions process will need to adapt this year due to COVID-19. The selective college admissions application review process, which is challenging and opaque even in the best of times, will need to undergo significant shifts as COVID-19 continues to […]
Class of 2024 college admissions statistics have been released and once again, we’re providing our Top Tier family with these timely, definitive stats along with our expert thoughts on the overall admissions environment. Visit our Ivy League Admit Stats, Selective Schools Admit Stats, our Ivy League Profiles and College Profiles to dive deep into our […]
With Class of 2024 results now coming in on the early admissions round at top colleges and universities around the country, here is our expert assessment on what we’ve learned thus far. We’ll continue to update our information as more schools release their information. UPS AND DOWNS Unlike past years that saw big gains in […]
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