Highly selective college admissions
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ISKL 24 How highly selective colleges make decisions.pdfGet the inside scoop
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A podcast series that goes into depth exploring what US Colleges want and how they get it by Ethan Sawyer, better known as the College Essay Guy.
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WEBINAR
Below is a Webinar he conducted last week with Tom Campbell, former Admission officer at Pomona.
College Essay Guy
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What Colleges Want (Part 5): A Crash Course in the Supplemental Essays + Application - Ethan Sawyer (College Essay Guy)
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What Colleges Want (Part 4): A Crash Course in the Personal Statement - Ethan Sawyer (College Essay Guy)
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What Colleges Want (Part 3): "Positive Character Attributes": What Are They, and How Do You Show Them in Your College Application? - Bob Massa, Tom Bear & Trisha Ross Anderson
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What Colleges Want (Part 2) A Deep Dive into GPA, Course Selection, and Making the Most of the Academic Opportunities Available to You - Nitzya Cuevas-Macias
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What Colleges Want (Part 1): A Deep Dive into the Factors Colleges Deem Important & State of College Admissions Report - David Hawkins
Books
From the early 2000s, still considered one of the most insightful, insight baseball book on highly selective admissions.
From 2007.
"Skillfully blending facts and figures with evocative case studies, Mitchell Stevens illuminates the process of admissions to an elite college, and shows how vexed and conflicted it is."
From 2009
A former admissions officer at Dartmouth College reveals how the world's most highly selective schools really make their decisions.
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“In this meticulously researched and evenhanded book, the author provides a unique mix of in-depth reporting, insight, and advice that may save readers needless frustration and thousands of dollars. One of the best books on college admissions in recent memory.”
A deep dive through several highly selective admission process brought to you by Uniquest.