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College Admissions: Seniors, What To Do While You Wait

For high school seniors, the beginning of January generally brings a sense of relief. After months of writing essays, filling out applications, and stressing about your college choices, your applications are finally in! Pretty soon, though, you may find yourself feeling a new kind of stress—the kind that comes from waiting to hear your college […]

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Colleges With Late Application Deadlines

There are a few reasons you might be interested in colleges and universities with late application deadlines. Perhaps you were deferred in the early round and want to add more options to your college list without the rush of the (typical) January 1, regular round application deadline? Perhaps you’re hoping to boost your SAT or […]

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MBA Programs are Changing Their Game

This could be the best possible year to apply to top MBA programs in the past decade. As the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) confirmed in their annual report in late October, MBA and graduate business program applications are down 3.4% overall from last year and down 2.2% for full time MBA programs. What does […]

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Secondary School Admissions: What You Need to Know

Finding the best secondary school for your family can feel like an intimidating process. Are you interested in boarding schools? Day schools? Language immersion programs? Do you care about a school’s religious background? What about the academic opportunities? Are there AP-level classes or an IB curriculum? Study abroad programs? What does college placement look like? […]

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2022 Best Books We Read This Year

As another semester winds down, we’re back to share our annual holiday gift guide for high school students and their families! This year, in lieu of a traditional gift guide, we are highlighting book recommendations from the Top Tier Admissions Team! We’ve asked our Senior Private Counselors and TTA staff to each share one book […]

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