Penn’s Furda and other experts say confidential information revealed in Harvard trial was no surprise
Julie Coleman
November 13, 2018
Belasco and Brian Taylor, managing director of the college consulting firm Ivy Coach, both said they do not believe formally eliminating race from college applications will change much in the way students are admitted.Read MoreCategories:
‘It’s Not Surprising to Any Of Us’: College Counselors Shrug at Harvard Admissions Secrets Spilled In Trial
Delano R. Franklin and Samuel W. Zwickel
November 7, 2018
Taylor, managing director of college consulting firm Ivy Coach, agreed that some applicants — especially those of Asian heritage — may feel more confident in applying to Harvard while its admissions process is under public scrutiny.Read MoreCategories:
Penn’s early decision deadline was Thursday – except for students affected by recent hurricanes
Seth Schuster
November 1, 2018
“The more applicants that apply to a school like Penn, invariably the lower the admission rate will be and the higher the school will be ranked in U.S. News and World Report,” Taylor said.Read MoreCategories:
Harvard weighs more than 200 variables from applicants. Here’s how you can get in
Deirdre Fernandes
October 28, 2018
Ultimately, Harvard wants students who will add something special to its campus, said Bev Taylor, founder of Ivy Coach, a private admissions counseling firm, who always advises her clients to do their best to avoid being excellent yet run-of-the-mill.Read MoreCategories:
When picking the next batch of Quakers, focus on merit, not legacy
Christy Qiu
October 21, 2018
Taylor believes that legacy admissions for the children of alumni donors is a violation of tax law, specifically 26 U.S. Code § 170. Read MoreCategories:
Born This Way: Legacy Admissions At Penn
Andreas Pavlou
October 17, 2018
Taylor, the Managing Director of college consulting service Ivy Coach, doesn’t think that decoding legacy admissions at Penn is rocket science. Like what Yale saw in the 1960s, it all boils down to one thing: money.Read MoreCategories:
The Rise and Fall of Affirmative Action
Hua Hsu
October 15, 2018
There are admissions-counselling companies, like Ivy Coach, based in New York City, that promise to make students “appear less Asian” in their application materials.Read MoreCategories:
Touring colleges is already expensive. This new service offers a $25,000 luxury version.
Aditi Shrikant
October 4, 2018
Brian Taylor, the managing director of college consultant firm Ivy Coach, has a different view on the package. He told the New York Times that the tours may actually be a bad idea, as a student jetting from school to school may not seem “likeable.” Sounds about right.Read MoreCategories:
New private jet service for ultra-rich prospective students has noses out of joint
David Millward
September 29, 2018
Mr Taylor, whose firm reportedly charges up to $1.5 million to help a family get a child into an elite college, recommends travelling by car.Read MoreCategories:
Helping Make College Application Decisions: Private Admission Counselors
Richard Vedder
September 4, 2018
Some major independent counseling players include Focus Admissions, Ivy Coach, and Collegewise.Read MoreCategories:
