Top Tier Admissions
Over the years more and more of our students from around the world have expressed interest in attending the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin). Austin is clearly a very cool city these days to attend college and we understand the draw, so let’s dive a little deeper to understand both the academic and […]
It’s been another early application round with a record number of applications. New York University was smashed with about 75,000 applications, 12 percent more than last year. More students than ever before – roughly 11,000 – filed Early Decision applications with NYU. Northwestern received about 6 percent more Early Decision applications than last year, a […]
Over the past 15+ years we are consistently asked by parents, by email or at one of our live events, for “the” book that will help their child succeed. Oh if it were that easy. We do urge parents, especially of younger students, to create a household that’s book-centric. Worship books as much as you […]
–post by Dr. Kristen Willmott Graduate school admissions is about finding the right fit. As a grad school applicant, you need to ask what a program can deliver to you as well as what you can deliver to the program and the school. Read any Ivy League or top level alumni magazine in the month […]
–by Dr. Kristen Willmott Having read thousands of essays and applications to top tier graduate school programs, I know what works and what might raise a red flag. Graduate school admissions officers and faculty can tell, quite clearly, if the personal statement they are reading was one of the first that the student prepared, or […]
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