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Top Tier Admissions
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Taking the PSAT (Preliminary SAT) is a great way to familiarize yourself with standardized testing, determine your strengths and weaknesses, and qualify for scholarships. The PSAT is also considered a predictive test in that it can inform how well you’ll perform on the SAT without any additional prep.
Top Tier Admissions
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
The College Board PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test), taken October of sophomore or junior year, is more than just a warm up for the SAT or the ACT. While PSAT scores are not used in the college admissions process, they are used to award certain merit scholarships and identify National Merit Scholars.
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Top Tier Admissions
DECEMBER 19, 2023
As a high school student, winter break is not just a time for festivities and relaxation; it’s also a valuable opportunity to enhance your college admissions journey. Follow your intellectual curiosity and discover where your academic interests lie. LEARN MORE Set Academic Goals Set academic goals for your 9 th grade year.
Top Tier Admissions
APRIL 20, 2023
Since the 1950s, Ivy League schools have been using a secret ranking formula called the Academic Index (AI). Top Tier Admissions Co-Founder, Dr. Michele Hernandez , in her book A is for Admission , was the first to reveal this formula to the public. All the top colleges factor “rigor of curriculum” into the admissions decision.
Top Tier Admissions
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Review Content Areas While the format may have changed, the content areas tested on the Digital SAT remain the same. Consider using online courses or working with an academic tutor to strengthen your knowledge in these areas. Contact us to work with Kent or one of our other expert tutors.
The Koppelman Group
JANUARY 17, 2024
The most competitive candidates for admission demonstrate achievement and engagement inside and outside the classroom.” For example, maybe serving as an academic tutor for student-athletes at your school. Explore secondary interests too.
The Koppelman Group
APRIL 16, 2023
Legacy admissions are complex, secretive by design, and not the lock that many parents believe they are. So today we want to talk about what legacy admissions actually look like at Brown and what legacies can do as candidates to help stack their decks. So what’s up with legacy admissions?
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