Top Tier Admissions
I have personally toured more than 60 college campuses: first as a prospective student, then as an admissions officer, now as a counselor guiding other families and (most recently) as a parent walking my own child through the process. Each role offers its own lens, and seeing it all converge has been enlightening and sometimes […]
Applying to college used to be a pretty straightforward process involving just a handful of schools, like higher education journalist Jeff Selingo recounts in his recent Wall Street Journal article. But today’s landscape looks very different. With the ease of the Common Application, many students are casting a much wider net. Add in sensationalized stories […]
Recent news and trends in higher education paint a picture of an industry under immense pressure, with selective college admissions at the center of a perfect storm. From legal battles and new federal directives to significant budget cuts and institutional shifts, the landscape is changing at a rapid pace. Universities nationwide are facing a period […]
Each year, the Common Application releases an end-of-season report, and it offers a comprehensive look at how the college admissions landscape is shifting. This year’s “First-year Application Trends” was recently released, and it outlines noticeable changes in application volume, as well as demographic and geographic shifts in the applicant pool. This admissions cycle marked the […]
In our recent post, “The New Ivies: 2025 Edition,” we looked at Forbes’ second annual list that uses factors such as school size, selectivity, academic profiles, and post-graduation success as part of its methodology. Now that application season is officially upon us, we took another look at this list to unpack this year’s supplemental essay […]
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