Nellie Brennan Hall - Top Tier Admissions

Former Associate Director of Admissions at Brown University, where she led selection committees
Led athletic admissions at Brown, with direct experience of how recruited athletes are actually evaluated
Former independent school college counselor, with students admitted to the Ivy League and other top colleges
A Harvard graduate with an Ed.M. in Higher Education from Harvard and an M.Ed. from Notre Dame
Brings firsthand insight into what selection committees weigh and how athletic admissions decisions are made

Nellie helped decide who got into Brown, leading selection committees and athletic admissions before moving to the counselor’s side of the table. With a B.A. and Ed.M. from Harvard and years guiding students at an independent school, she brings unusually direct insight into what selection committees weigh—especially for recruited athletes navigating a process with its own timelines and rules.

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