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By Grey Joyner, Admission Consultant, Elite Admission What are the most important attributes that college admissions officers look for? You might think of intelligence, academic achievement, leadership, or intellectual curiosity, and you wouldn’t be wrong. Those are all critical qualities to admissions officers. But one attribute that is often overlooked is kindness. Dartmouth College recently invited author Jacques Steinberg, …
Applicant T’s Background Geographic Location: Victoria, Australia Citizenship/Residence: Australia SAT: 1550+ School Ranking: Top 10% Case Detail Applicant T came from a high school in regional Victoria that had not seen any students apply to universities in the US before. It was a fact that concerned T and his family during our first meeting in Year 10. We understood …
Applicant J’s Background Geographic Location: Melbourne, Australia Citizenship/Residence: Australia SAT: 1550+ School Ranking: Top 1% Significant Award: N/A Case Detail Applicant J impressed us with her intellectual ability. Additionally, as a great thinker and writer, she showed curiosity about sophisticated academic and social topics. Therefore, the first suggestion from us was for her to start putting her ideas and …
Applicant L’s Background Geographic Location: Sydney, Australia Citizenship/Residence: Australia Started Using Our Admission Service: In Year 12 SAT: 1590 School Ranking: Top 1 Significant Award: IB Dux and full score Admissions: Princeton University – Class of 2026, the University of Oxford (Philosophy, Politics, and Economics) When we first met Applicant L in her Year 10, we were impressed by …
Applicant A’s Background Geographic Location: Melbourne, Australia Citizenship/Residence: Chinese Starting to Use Our Admission Service: Year 10 SAT: 1520 out of 1600 School Ranking: Top 5% Significant Awards: N/A Intended Major: Statistics Admissions: Rice University (Early Decision), LSE Case Detail Applicant A came to meet us for a free consultation session in the beginning of Year 10. She and …
Applicant M’s Background Geographic Location: Melbourne, Australia Citizenship/Residence: Australia and U.S. Dual Citizenship Started Using Our Admission Service: InYear 11 SAT: 1590 School Ranking: Top 10% Significant Award: None Admissions: University of Chicago (Early Decision I) Applicant S’s Background Geographic Location: Melbourne, Australia Citizenship/Residence: Permanent Residence in Australia Started Using Our Admission Service: In Year 12 SAT: 1580 School …
Applicant J’s Background Geographic Location: Melbourne, Australia Citizenship/Residence: Australia Started Using Our Admission Service: In Year 11 SAT: 1530 School Ranking: Top 5% Significant Award: None Admissions: University of Pennsylvania – Class of 2025 We met Applicant J in the beginning of his Year 11. At that time, he had a solid academic record at school, impressive extracurricular involvement …
The case where Elite Admission Consulting team helped an Australian student passionate about mathematics to be admitted to the University of Chicago – Class of 2023. Applicant S’s Background Geographic Location: Australia Citizenship/Residence: New Zealand Starting to Use Our Admission Service: Since Year 11 SAT: 1580 out of 1600 School Ranking: Top 5% Significant Award: Gold Certificate at Australian …
Read how we helped a highly intelligent and achieving student in Melbourne, Australia to be admitted to MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Applicant J’s Background Geographic Location: Melbourne, Australia Citizenship/Residence: Australian Starting to Use Our Admission Service: Since Year 12 SAT: 1570 out of 1600 School Ranking: Top 1% Significant Award: International Informatics Olympiad Intended Major: Computer Science Admissions: …
Given Australia’s growing university tuition fees and lacklustre undergraduate-level teaching, more and more Australian high school students are beginning to consider whether they should stay in Australia for their university education. It is with no doubt that prestigious universities such as Harvard, Yale, Oxford, and Cambridge are extremely attractive to all students. However, many parents and students often talk about …
