Top Tier AdmissionsDid you know that 1 in 3 students who enroll in either a 4-year or 2-year college will probably transfer at some point, according to a report issued by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. If you are one of those students transferring colleges, application essays offer an invaluable opportunity for you to present yourself […]
Many early decision and early action notifications have been sent! For those of you who received great news, we congratulate you! It has been an incredibly competitive application cycle and getting accepted to your top choice is an enormous accomplishment. For the many of you who have been deferred, this is a roadblock that need […]
by Dr. Kristen Willmott The time for graduate school admissions is in full swing with December, January and February deadlines approaching. As a result, we are fielding lots of calls from parents and prospective graduate students who are seeking help in the process. As the Director at Top Tier Admissions, and utilizing my experience as […]
All high school students should subscribe to The Concord Review and read some of the best academic papers written by their peers. We’ve encouraged our students to submit to The Concord Review. Not only does this raise their level of scholarship in attempting to sharpen a paper for publication, but it encourages them to READ […]
We can’t tell you how many times kids tell us they want to go to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, etc… but when we ask them why, they have no specific reason. Colleges want to know WHY you are applying—are you impressed by their world-famous chemistry program? The well-known English department? The art history department with […]
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