Top Tier Admissions
As regular decision notifications are released, we know there are many seniors who will be waitlisted. This feeling of limbo, where you’re neither accepted nor rejected, where time almost stands still, can be extremely stressful for students, especially if you don’t have a strong list of Early Action acceptances in your back pocket. Unfortunately, for […]
Much has been written about the college search and finding the “perfect” college, including the importance of tangible factors like location, size, academic atmosphere, and campus culture. While we will explore each of these elements, it is also important to frame the conversation about “fit.” The wonderful thing about having so many colleges to choose […]
As college students return to campus for a new semester, some are considering what it would take to transfer to a new school. In fact, as we’ve noted before, almost one-third of students will transfer at some point during their college career. Maybe you want to be closer to home? Maybe your current school doesn’t offer […]
Alumni interviews can often strike panic in the hearts of high school seniors. However, by breaking down the interview structure and its role in the admissions process, you can feel confident heading into the conversation. First, it’s important to know that alumni interviews are fairly low-stakes in terms of their relative value in the application […]
Harvard, the oldest of the Ivies, is also the most competitive, with an overall acceptance rate sitting at a mere 3.19% last spring, the lowest rate in the school’s history. A staggering 61,220 students applied in the 2021-22 application cycle, a significant rise from the 57,435 who applied in the 2020-21 cycle, which represented a […]
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