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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: …
Continue from our previous post to discuss US college admission interview questions. Question 6 – How Do You Plan to Contribute to This School Why they ask this question: The university wants to recruit students who make a positive contribution to campus and academic life. Essentially, they are looking for students who can make the school better. This is a …
A typical US college admission interview usually lasts for around 45 minutes, but sometimes it may take longer. What are the alumni interviewers going to ask? Let’s take a look at the 5 most common problems and preparation tips! Question 1: Tell Me about Yourself This is technically not a question, but you may be asked this during the …
SAT, school results, personal statement, recommendation letter, extracurricular activities… In addition to all these “paperwork”, there is another very important phase of the application process – interview. 1. Purpose of the Interview Universities conduct interviews for different purposes, the most common purpose being to evaluate applicants. But the interview is only one part of the entire admission process; unlike …
Now that more and more outstanding Australian students have begun to study at elite universities in the US or UK, more and more people have become conscious and accepting in an option to study abroad. Hence, for the students and parents who just started to do their research, we wrote this article to briefly answer 10 most common questions they …
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 …
Applicant J’s Background Geographic Location: Melbourne, Australia Citizenship/Residence: Australian Starting to Use Our Admission Service: Since Year 9 SAT: 1510 out of 1600 School Ranking: Top 10% Significant Award: None Intended Major: Political Science; Philosophy, Politics, and Economy Admissions: University of Pennsylvania, Georgetown University, Carnegie Mellon University We started our admission consulting service for Applicant J when he was …
It’s no secret that Common Application personal essay is important to the U.S. college application process. What are the common pitfalls you should try to avoid? Part I of this article can be found here. 6) Use big words. Colleges love intellectual words and sophisticated essays. If you, in general, speak using words you learned during SAT preparation and …
It’s no secret that Common Application personal essay is important to the U.S. college application process. It has to be well-written, succinct (within 650 words), and most importantly, represent you. But what does that mean? What, exactly, are college admission officers looking for? There are so many online articles attempting to explain what colleges are looking for, without taking into …
Applicant K’s Background Geographic Location: Sydney, Australia Citizenship/Residence: Australian Starting to Use Our Admission Service: Since Year 11 SAT: 1560/1600 School Ranking: Top 15% Significant Award: None Intended Major: Economics, Psychology and Undecided Admission: Brown University Case Detail When we first met Applicant K, he was in the middle of Year 11, and had not yet decided if he …
