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PSAT Prep: Top Tips

In our recent blog post, “What is a Good PSAT Score?” our experts answered your PSAT FAQs. Now, we’re sharing our top tips as you prepare for the October PSAT. Let’s GO… How do I prepare for the PSAT? The PSAT may be “just a warm-up,” but that doesn’t mean you should go in blind. […]

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Decoding Your High School Transcript

Your high school transcript is the single-most important element of your college application. Your transcript is the direct reflection of your academic performance, trajectory, and rigor across high school. While all other application components – standardized testing, essays, teacher recommendations, and extracurriculars – can make or break your chances at selective schools, none can eclipse […]

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What is a Good PSAT Score?

For most high school students, the PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) is a student’s first exposure to the College Board’s imposing SAT Suite of Assessments. Luckily, today’s SAT is a very different exam from the SAT of yesteryear (buh-bye obscure vocabulary and down-to-the-wire essays), and there are even more changes on the horizon. […]

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How to Gain Research Experience in High School

Top colleges and universities seek scholars: students who willingly go above and beyond what’s required of them in their classes because they have a love of learning and boundless curiosity. Why? First, research and scholarship – whether in the sciences, social sciences, or arts and humanities – are core to the mission of top schools across […]

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Get Your College Applications Done in 4 Days

Earlier this month, the Top Tier Admissions team held our 19th annual Application Boot Camp®. Our students came in prepared and finished the ABC program on a high note. You see, ABC isn’t JUST four days. We work with most of our students 1-2 years ahead of our Boot Camp days so they can hit […]

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