Top Tier Admissions
Your Intro Hook Matters. With another year of record-breaking application volume in the rearview, it’s crucial for rising seniors to create strong college essays that set themselves apart. What’s one key way to grab your reader’s attention? A compelling first line! A well-crafted, memorable hook can captivate your reader and leave a lasting impression. At […]
Private college admissions counselors (like our stellar team at Top Tier Admissions) work with students to maximize their options in the increasingly complex and competitive college admissions process. Using knowledge and insight into admissions trends, policies, and practices – from first-hand experience as former college admissions officers or professional educators – our private counselors help […]
WHAT IS A JESUIT EDUCATION? A Jesuit college is an institution founded by and is run by members of an apostolic Roman Catholic community known as the Society of Jesus (a Jesuit order). There are 27 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States whose mission is to educate students through a focus on spirituality, social justice, […]
How has your experience working as Associate Dean of Admissions at Pomona College informed your approach to Private Counseling? There are a lot of commonalities: working in college admissions at a highly selective private college involves working closely with students and families from all over the world to address their concerns about college fit and […]
As ChatGPT continues to evolve, the chorus of concerns has become louder: how will this impact teaching? learning? college admissions? Media coverage about ChatGPT has advanced both alarmist scenarios (artificial intelligence is replacing human intelligence!) and rosy predictions about increased educational efficiency and interactive learning. For students on the brink of applying to college, the […]
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