What College Admissions Officers Look For: Advice from Former Readers
What College Admissions Officers Look For: Advice from Former Readers As you think about the application process, it can be tough to figure out what college admissions officers look for when they’re reading through their piles. Since there are so many components you might specifically be wondering what college admissions officers look for when it […]
Former Admissions Officers Discuss the Importance of College Interviews
Former Admissions Officers Discuss the Importance of College Interviews The college interview is an important part of the college application process at many US colleges and universities. Although it is rarely the deciding factor in whether you get admitted to or rejected from a specific school, the college admissions interview is a great opportunity for […]
How I Read Each Section When Evaluating a College Application
How I Read a College Application, Exactly I loved reading college applications at Dartmouth! Each one was like a riddle where I would try to fit the pieces of information together and form a complete image of an applicant in my mind. Every hopeful student wonders what happens to their college application behind the closed […]
Building Your Medical School Resume
How to Build a Strong Medical School Resume When it comes to your medical school application, your GPA and MCAT score are important, but they are not the full story. Admissions committees also want to see your experiences, skills, and passions clearly reflected in your medical school resume. A strong resume demonstrates not only academic […]
LSAT Tip #1: Learn the Logic
LSAT Tip #1: Learn the Logic The following post is the first in a series of 20 blog posts Robert M. Fojo of LSAT Freedom will contribute regarding general LSAT tips. Enter Robert . . . One of the most common myths about the LSAT is that you can’t study for it. A newcomer to the LSAT […]
Plotting Your GMAT Attack
Don’t look now, but business schools just keep getting more competitive. The number of applications at top programs is going up again. A recent post by the Wall Street Journal cites a rise in the number of applicants to Wharton, Harvard, and NYU’s Stern this year. That’s a break from the trend of the last […]
Checking Your Progress on the Road to Law School
As you know, getting into a top law school involves much more than excellent grades and LSAT scores. But, because everyone’s road to law school takes a different shape and is not preset like a pre-med curriculum might be, checking your progress and development along the way involves some serious self-reflection. Thus, you should try […]
Advice for Business School Applicants: Don’t Just Apply, Tell Us Your Story
It’s a well-known fact that no matter how much advice for business school applicants you give or questions you answer, you will always encounter new ones. That also means, with each new cycle, business school applicants are becoming that much more savvy, greater informed, and ever more competitive. And, as is frequently mentioned in business […]
Earning a Spot at a Top Law School: Punching Above Your Weight Class
Earning a Spot at a Top Law School: Punching Above Your College’s Weight Class One of the most common questions that law school applicants ask our admissions experts is some variation of the following: “are top law schools going to accord my undergraduate record less respect because it’s not a highly-ranked school?” Most bluntly, the […]