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Our mission at Top Tier Admissions is to provide comprehensive support, guidance, and resources to students and families navigating the college admissions process. We prioritize teen mental health and work towards alleviating the stress and pressures associated with this process, empowering students to make informed decisions, nurturing their authentic love of learning, and encouraging academic achievement. How do […]
In our June 29, 2023 post, “The End of Affirmative Action and the Future of College Admissions,” we discussed the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the legality of race-conscious admissions and its likely effect on the upcoming admissions cycle. Already, we are seeing how colleges are reacting by using school-specific supplements to give students the […]
Now that we’ve processed the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action, the next admissions practice under scrutiny is legacy admissions, especially at the most highly selective colleges and universities. Just a few days after the latest ruling, the Boston-based group Lawyers for Civil Rights filed a complaint with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights […]
Originally a football conference, the Ivy League has become broadly equated with the nation’s oldest, most selective, and most academically respected schools. Ranging from urban Columbia and UPenn to the more rural Dartmouth and Cornell, the “Ivy” moniker ties these schools together more by association and history than by any one collective attribute. As a […]
The term “Southern Ivies”—meant to denote schools that offer Ivy League-quality educations in the lower half of the United States—has been applied to schools ranging from Davidson College to UT Austin. As with “public Ivies,” there is no consensus on a definitive list of schools in this category. Below, we’ll introduce you to some of […]
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