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Elisabeth O’Connell, Senior Associate Director of the admission office at the University of Pennsylvania, held an information session at Lauriston Girls School on the evening of September 11, 2019, and gave applicants a lot of pertinent advice from the perspective of the admission committee. Here are five most important takeaways Elite Admission Consulting summarized. 1. Applicants are advised to …
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 …
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 …
Admission to top colleges in the US and UK is competitive and the selection criteria are vague. Therefore, it is reasonable that many misconceptions surfaced in front of applicants and their families. We will try to dispel as many of common ones as possible in this article. Misconception 1: Preparing for colleges in the US and the UK is …
Applicant P’s Background Geographic Location: Melbourne, Australia Citizenship/Residence: Chinese Starting to Use Our Admission Service: Since Year 10 SAT: 2350 out of 2400 School Ranking: Top 1% Significant Award: None Intended Major: Sociology Admissions: Duke University, University of California – Berkeley, University of Michigan (Ross School of Business), New York University (Stern School of Business) Case Detail Applicant P’s success …
Applicant S’ Background Geographic Location: Melbourne, Australia Citizenship/Residence: Australian Starting to Use Our Admission Service: Since Year 10 SAT: 1490 out of 1600 School Ranking: Top 10% Significant Award: None Intended Major: Economics/Business Admissions: University of Notre Dame, Bowdoin College, UCLA, University of Michigan Ross School of Business Case Detail Applicant S became one of our admission consulting clients in the …
A story that an Australian high school student got accepted to his dream school, Rhode Island School of Design to pursue his aspiration for the arts. Applicant W’s Background Geographic Location: Australia, Melbourne Citizenship/Residence: Chinese Starting to Use Our Admission Service: Since Year 10 SAT: 1430 out of 1600 School Ranking: Top 25% Significant Award: None Intended Major: Industrial Design Admissions: …
Applicant K’s Background Geographic Location: Melbourne, Australia Citizenship/Residence: Australian Starting to Use Our Admission Service: Since Year 9 SAT: 2250 out of 2400 School Ranking: Top 5% Significant Award: None Intended Major: Interdisciplinary Admissions: The University of Chicago Case Detail We met Applicant K for the first time when she was in Year 9. Back then, her wish to attend …
Applicant K’s Background Geographic Location: Melbourne, Australia Citizenship/Residence: Australian Starting to Use Our Admission Service: Since Year 11 SAT: 1510 out of 1600 School Ranking: Top 15% Significant Award: None Intended Major: Economics Admissions: Northwestern University Case Detail Applicant K’s motivation for applying to the US colleges was very simple. He had a clear goal of studying business or …
