Top Tier Admissions
Last year, the Common App unveiled an entirely new website and interface for transfer applicants. As you begin the application process, you will use the same initial website to create your account but will then be redirected to a new, transfer-specific dashboard, which looks and functions differently than the first-year Common App you’ve seen before. […]
It’s a beautiful early fall afternoon and you told yourself you would get started on your application essays. Suddenly, it feels like the perfect time to clean your room, start a new series on Netflix, or read the entire Wikipedia page dedicated to the origin and history of the high five. It’s the allure of […]
Today’s breaking news is that the College Board (yes, the same people who bring you the SAT, SAT subject tests and AP exams) now plans to assign an adversity score to every student who takes the SAT. Fifty schools used the score last year as part of a beta test and the College Board says 150 […]
Today’s students have to balance many competing obligations. With rigorous course loads, standardized test prep, family obligations, and after-school jobs, they often don’t have much time for extracurricular activities. Yet, as we’ve noted before, extracurricular commitments are a crucial part of the college admissions process. With limited time and energy, students (and their parents) often […]
We are often asked if being a legacy applicant is a benefit in admissions. “If my mom went to College X does it increase my odds of being admitted?” Typically, your parent having gone to the college to which you are applying will carry weight, but check with each school. Some schools such as MIT […]
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