The Wrong Approach to College Admissions
I need help honing my brand. How should I package myself? Now in my tenth year as a consultant for college admissions essays, I have...
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Jun 12, 20182 min read
What are the darkest secrets of elite US universities?
To me, the secret about elite universities — or at least the fact that they prefer not to publicize overtly — is that the admissions game...
Feb 13, 20182 min read
What must a student include in his/her personal statement when applying to a university?
There is one — and only one — thing that a student must include in his or her main college admissions essay. You MUST provide a sense of...
Feb 11, 20182 min read
Is there concrete evidence that some high schools have connections with top universities and
There is no shortage of evidence that large numbers of students from certain private and public high school end up at elite universities....
Feb 6, 20182 min read
How can I develop a "spike" to get into Harvard?
For anyone interested in attending Harvard — or any other elite university — the question of developing a so-called spike is a good one....
Feb 5, 20183 min read
What is the importance of personal and supplemental essays on college admissions?
The role of the college admissions essays is to personalize an applicant who might otherwise be defined solely by grades and scores....
Feb 2, 20181 min read
How do you get into Dartmouth College?
Dartmouth, like all elite colleges, has qualities which are favored in the admissions process. Of the 2,092 students who were offered...
May 29, 20173 min read
Learn from the Yale Quadruplets' Essays
It is hard to look at Aaron, Nick, Nigel and Zach Wade -- all four accepted to both Yale and Harvard -- and see anything other than a...
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