Top Tier Admissions
By: Dr. Kristen Willmott Grad school applicants are well into the graduate school admissions process and we are assisting with personal statement brainstorming, resume and CV edits, exploring publishing opportunities, and pinpointing which writing samples to submit to grad school programs. Before you go too far into the grad school admissions process, review the websites of […]
After being admitted to Harvard last spring, Parkland shooting survivor Kyle Kashuv suddenly saw his acceptance revoked after racist social media posts that he had written in 2017 surfaced last month. Regardless of what you think of Kyle’s politics and whether or not you believe that young people may do and say things that, as […]
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 […]
We wrote an overview of UT Austin’s admissions information and had a great interview a while back with Alexandra Taylor, who was Assistant Director of Admissions at the time. Because of the many questions we have received about UT recently, we wanted to comment on the current admissions situation. In light of the March, 2019 […]
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