Waitlisted? Take Action Now!
It’s another record-breaking year at the nation’s top tier universities. Universities are quick to trumpet record-high application volume and plunging admit rates but a bit more circumspect as to the numbers of students landing in admissions purgatory – i.e. the […]
March Madness: The College Admissions Edition
March Madness: The College Admissions Edition. Yes, you read that correctly and, believe it or not, there is an eye-opening correlation between the two. Read on for lessons taken from college hoops that are relevant for high school students planning […]
Admissions UT Austin
–post by Mimi Doe 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 […]
Class of 2022 Regular Decision Notification Dates
Waiting for college admissions results can be almost worse than sitting in a dentist’s chair awaiting that very big shot of Novocain. But, the time is almost here and those of you who waited for the regular or early decision […]
National School Walkout’s Impact on College Admissions
In the wake of the horrific school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, on February 14, 2018 many high school students have organized a movement to push for tougher gun laws. Among the actions students plan to take is […]
Applications Soar, Selectivity Drops
It looks like another year of record-breaking volume at many of the nation’s top schools (see below). Fueling the growth are factors ranging from outreach aimed at increasing historically underrepresented groups (minority students, low income students, and first gen students), […]
Improve Your Academic Writing
INTRODUCING TOP TIER ADMISSIONS’ ACADEMIC WRITING PROGRAM! For years, parents have been asking us to provide experts to help their children improve their writing skills during middle and high school. We heard you, and we are thrilled to introduce our […]
Colleges With Late Deadlines
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 […]
Best Books of 2018
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 […]
How the Ivies Foil Trump’s Xenophobia
By: Dr. Michele Hernandez Our blog doesn’t usually veer into politics but insofar as the current administration has turned against immigrants, we wanted to take a moment during the holiday season to acknowledge the importance of immigrants to our country’s […]
