Early Action and Early Decision Deadlines Looming
An early application is a sure-fire way to boost your chances of admission, especially if you have great grades and top scores that are in range for the schools on your college list. If you’ve read our blog posts and […]
Good News Missives
Good News!? These days we’d all like some more of it… by the truckful we’re guessing! We’d love to share stories of what glimmers of good have appeared in the lives of our TTA community during these difficult times. We will share […]
How to Pick and Pursue Grad School Psychology Programs
Post by: Dr. Kristen Willmott Psychology is one of the most popular majors on the planet and in the chaos of 2020, we suspect even more students will be headed into healthcare-oriented fields. The mind body connection is real; we […]
Admissions in the Time of COVID-19: Part Three
PART 3: Building the Class The final installment in our three-part series that looks at how the admissions process will need to adapt this year due to COVID-19. Part one of our ‘Admissions in the Time of COVID-19’ series looked […]
Admissions in the Time of COVID-19: Part Two
PART 2: Qualitative over Quantitative Part two in a three-part series that looks at how the admissions process will need to adapt this year due to COVID-19. Part one of our ‘Admissions in the Time of COVID-19’ series looked at […]
Admissions in the Time of COVID-19: Part One
PART 1: Testing & Transcripts Part one in a three-part series that looks at how the admissions process will need to adapt this year due to COVID-19. The selective college admissions application review process, which is challenging and opaque even […]
Grad School Game Plan
Post by: Dr. Kristen Willmott I know many of you are using this summer to prep your fall graduate school applications, and I’m here to offer some tips and tricks on where to begin, AKA sort your grad school game […]
Master Your Graduate School Interviews
Post by: Dr. Kristen Willmott “What will they ask me?” “How can I leverage a Zoom interview?” “What if they offer an in-person interview?” “Do I meet with a graduate school admissions rep or a faculty member, or both?” “How […]
Fast Facts: Combined BS/MD Programs
NEWS ALERT… Washington University in St. Louis is no longer offering their University Scholars Program in Medicine (USPM) due to budgetary restrictions. Most students apply to medical school after they complete their undergraduate degrees. Others, who have dreamt of being […]
2020-2021 Common App Essay Prompts
UPDATE May 14, 2020 On May 12, the Common App announced a new COVID-19 question, which will appear on the 2020-2021 application. This optional essay will be located in the Additional Information section of the Common App. The COVID-19 question […]
