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California, here we come! Northern California (NorCal) offers natural attractions that range from Yosemite National Park to Monterey Bay. The Bay Area and Pacific coastline are also home to a number of prestigious colleges and universities. Prospective students and their families can easily visit a range of schools in just a few days, though we […]
Top Tier’s Class of 2022 seniors blew the doors off yet another unprecedented record-breaking application cycle! It was a bit of a double-whammy for students as this admissions cycle saw historically low acceptance rates across the board at top schools and incredibly high, slightly mind-blowing application numbers. Among seniors enrolled in our private counseling program […]
Record-low acceptance rates and record-high application numbers grab all the headlines, but who was actually admitted to the Class of 2026? And how do these accepted students reflect a college or university’s mission? Now that the dust has settled and colleges have released more information about their incoming classes, we can understand what mattered most […]
Are you California dreaming on a rainy spring day? Southern California (SoCal) attracts college applicants from all over the world thanks not only to its great weather, beach access, and celebrity sightings, but also to its world-class research institutions and top-ranked liberal arts colleges. The Los Angeles region, in particular, is a great destination for […]
Regular Decision acceptance rates continue to plummet at top schools; some see application volume level off. March went out like a lion. Over the past two weeks, highly selective colleges and universities released decisions and shared data on their shockingly large applicant pools. From university press releases to college student newspapers, headlines pointed to record-low […]
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