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- Why do I need an educational consultant?
Hiring an expert admissions consultant will greatly reduce your stress and anxiety as you embark on your journey of moving forward in your education and going through the rigorous admissions process. We put you on top of things by helping you strategize and plan on how to build an impressive resume by improving your grades and test scores, planning summer activities, and choosing internship programs. You will also receive the necessary guidance as you get ready for the application season through intensive admissions interview preparation, test prep, and essay assistance for admissions essays, parent statements, and Proctored Writing Samples.
- How do I get into the best private schools or the best colleges in the US?
There is no cookie-cutter way to ensure admission to the school of your choice. While having good grades, or even being at the top of your class, will certainly improve your chances of getting accepted into the best private schools or the best colleges in the US, ultimately, the competitive nature of the admissions process will see you facing off against thousands of students who will also boast of a good portfolio. The key is to differentiate yourself from the other applicants and make admissions officers see you as a good fit for their school.
- How do I ask for a recommendation letter from teachers?
Letters of recommendation play a significant role in admissions decisions. With a very competitive applicant pool, a well-written letter of recommendation can give you the differentiation that you need to make you stand out among the rest. Many families tend to focus more on the other requirements for admission like standardized tests, essays, and interviews, and then scramble when they realize that they need to ask for letters of recommendation and end up asking the wrong people. Here are some factors for you to consider before deciding on whom to ask to write your letter of recommendation. Letters of recommendation are the primary method for your best qualities to be vouched for so choose a teacher with whom you’ve built a great relationship throughout the years. Admissions officers are also interested in who you are outside of class as well. Getting a letter of recommendation from your coach, your internship supervisor, or your volunteer group leader, among others.
- Which school is right for me?
With thousands of private schools and colleges dotted all over the country, the choice of picking schools for yourself can be quite daunting. While rankings and good academic rigor are always important things to consider, there are multiple factors in play that determine the best private schools or the best colleges and whether they are the right fit for you. Do they focus on classes that will be beneficial for a student’s aspirations? Do they provide a STEM-heavy or Liberal Arts-heavy curriculum? Are they predominantly mono-cultural or are they diverse? These are just a few of the questions you have to ask as a parent considering a private school for your child, or as a high schooler looking at colleges. While students may try to aim for schools that are prestigious, but will be a bad fit, we make it our responsibility and our guiding principle to be honest with our assessments of who students are and what their potential is and give our honest advice.
