I pity the unfortunate high school student who hasn’t had at least one truly extraordinary English teacher. Maybe I see things this way because I’m a liberal arts devotee. To me, an English teacher can change a young person’s life … read more
IvySelect college admissions consultants have assisted many students in the difficult process of gaining admission to Ivy League and other elite institutions. As part of this process, we teach students the art of positive self-presentation to increase the probability that … read more
If you’re wondering what the answer is to the question posed in this post’s title, it’s … NOTHING!
Although luck, both good and bad, plays a large part in everyone’s destiny, gaining admission to an Ivy League institution is not … read more
Students fortunate enough to graduate from a top-tier Ivy League feeder prep school can still benefit greatly from working with an IvySelect private college counselor. While the direction provided to students by guidance counselors in elite prep schools is … read more
American novelists of the gilded age and early 20th century like Henry James, Edith Wharton, and F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote of the lives and educations of the wealthiest, most well-established families. If, in reading them, you infer that attendance … read more
It has long been a basic tenet of public policy in the United States that children are to be educated at public or, if preferred by the family, private expense from elementary school through four years of high school. However, … read more
Extracurricular activities are important factors in the admissions decisions of elite colleges. Competition is intense and many applicants are well qualified with excellent grades and test scores. Yet there are so many extracurriculars from which high school students may choose … read more
Applicants to elite colleges often underestimate the importance of recommendation letters. Over 15% of elite institutions view recommendations as “highly important” in admissions decisions and about half consider them “moderately important”. You should consider letters of recommendation to be … read more
If you’ve been college shopping, then you know that U.S. News & World Report publishes a much-anticipated annual edition that ranks all American colleges and universities. The magazine has been compiling college rankings for years because this enables them to … read more
In their admissions policies, colleges state that they reward factors such as diversity, authenticity, equality of opportunity, and academic merit. These assertions, although valid, often fail to state their treatment of “legacy” applicants — those who have familial ties to … read more
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