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By Grey Joyner at Elite Admission Consulting The US Supreme Court ruling that universities cannot take race into account as a basis for granting admission is likely to have far-reaching implications for college admissions. On July 29th, 2023, the US Supreme Court overturned affirmative action, or the process of granting admissions priority based on race. Historically, this policy has …
In the application cycle 2022-2033, we managed to assist another student admitted to Stanford University. We are excited to have her sit down with us for this brief interview to talk about her experience throughout the college application. 1. When did you have the idea of going to the US for undergraduate education? Around the second half of Year …
The alumni interview is a part of the US college admissions process that high school students often overlook. Elite Admission is here to help.
Our previous client H has recently been accepted to the prestigious Wharton School after studying one year at UPenn’s College (her application case can be found here). We interviewed her right after she received this exciting news and invited her to share some insights about her first-year experience at the University of Pennsylvania and her experience of transfer into Wharton. …
The Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA) Oxford is a 2-hour pre-interview test for applicants to undergraduate courses such as Economics and Management, Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE), Human Sciences, and Philosophy and Linguistics, at the University of Oxford. Its result plays a significant role in admission decision-making of these courses. In the second section of the assessment, applicants are required to …
The Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA) Oxford is a 2-hour pre-interview test for applicants to undergraduate courses such as Economics and Management, Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE), Human Sciences, and Philosophy and Linguistics, at the University of Oxford. Its result plays a significant role in admission decision-making of these courses. In the second section of the assessment, applicants are required to …
2020 can be said to have been a very special year. The 2020-2021 college admission season in the United States, contrary to many prior speculations, witnessed a burst of applications and enhanced competitiveness for international applicants. The data recently released by the Common Application can give us some answers. Fact 1: The number of Chinese applicants has declined, but …
In standardised tests such as TOEFL, SAT, GMAT and GRE, reading comprehension is argubly the most important part. However, for a lot of non-native speakers (and some test-takers whose mother tongue is English) reading comprehension is also a struggle. We often hear students saying that when reading, their minds tend to trail off or just completely not notice what a …
COVID-19 has reshaped the college application this year. One of the biggest changes is that all interviews would be conducted virtually this year. This brings up a new problem, how people present themselves through a camera lens. Here are ten tips we can give you to up your game in at virtual college admission interview. 10. Check your tech …
The activity list is a significant portion of your application to universities in the US. Even so, international applicants are sometimes confused about why American universities put so much emphasis on extracurriculars. In this blog, we will tell you why the activity list is important to an application, how students should go about choosing activities and filling this section and …
