Taking a gap year between high school and college can be a wonderful opportunity to explore your interests and develop your future goals. Gap years are gaining popularity in the United States, which many researchers attribute to increasing demands and […]
A Master’s is the New Bachelor’s
As we all have flipped our calendars to 2019, many students and their families are making plans to visit colleges and universities in the coming months. In some cases, this will be rising juniors and seniors checking out college campuses […]
Common App 2019-2020 Essays Are Out: Write Now
It’s official –for any current junior in high school, essay writing season just began. The Common App released their main essay prompts for the 2019-2020 year, which means that essay brainstorming for any junior, if you’re ready, can launch. One […]
The New “X” Factor for Getting into Top Colleges
post by Dr. Michele Hernandez Twenty years ago, admissions to top colleges was much more formulaic. Applicant pools were smaller, more homogeneous, and more self-selecting. Each college had its own application that students filled out by hand. Most high schools […]
Core Values and Fit: Key in College Admissions
Reflecting on the early admissions cycle that has just completed, we are drawn to this excerpt from Bowdoin’s decision letter. In it, Dean of Admissions Whitney Soule, signaled very clearly what Bowdoin values in its selection process and why. Operating […]
You’ve Been Accepted, Now What?
You’ve been admitted early to your dream school – now what? As you head back to school in the new year, you have that telltale spring in your step. Admitted last month to your dream school in the early admissions […]
What to Do If You Have Been Deferred
For the past few weeks, students have been anxiously awaiting the results of their Early Decision and Early Action applications. Now, as December rolls on, many schools are finally releasing their decisions. For students who are accepted or rejected, these […]
2018 Holiday Gift Guide for Parents and the Students They Love
Our Top Tier Admissions’ team rounded up some of our favorite finds for parents of high school/soon to be college-aged kids and their ever so lucky children. Happy Holidays and enjoy perusing our gift ideas for the mind, body, and […]
Top Tips for Writing Impressive Final Papers
Final exam season is upon us and with it… final papers! We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: the most significant aspect of every admissions decision is your coursework. How well are you doing in your classes? How […]
First semester is over and you’ve given it your best shot. You didn’t get into your first choice school, or maybe even your second or third choice school, but you’ve plunged in headfirst to classes and campus life. Or maybe […]
