Top Tier Admissions
There are big changes coming to the UK admissions process! Beginning next year, the Universities and Colleges Admission Services (UCAS) announced they will no longer require prospective students to submit a 4,000-character personal statement as part of their application. Likely influenced by concerns about ChatGPT, equality, academic integrity, and accessibility, this change aims to level […]
Whether we’re talking strong muscles or strong minds, striving for excellence requires consistency, perseverance, grit, and good ole’ fashioned hard work! With Thanksgiving only six weeks away, high school students across the country are working diligently to earn top grades and strong test scores that will help them develop competitive college profiles. In other words, […]
With the extension of test-optional policies at many top colleges and universities for the 2022-2023 application cycle, we can expect another year of flooded applicant pools. This test-optional environment begets a high volume of applications and, in some cases, a larger incoming class. For instance, Princeton’s Class of 2026 is their largest class EVER! Simply […]
While the list of test optional schools continues to grow, the importance of standardized testing has not diminished, at least in our minds. Maria Laskaris, former Dean of Admissions & Financial Aid at Dartmouth and Top Tier Admissions Senior Private Counselor, said it best in her recent blog, Grade Inflation and Standardized Testing: “Although the […]
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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