Unacceptable Changes to the Common Application for College Applicants
Bev Taylor
January, 22 2013
Beginning this fall, the Common Application is imposing a strict 500-word limit on the personal statement. While our students have always complied with college essay word limits, many applicants ignore directions and upload longer essays. We at Ivy Coach have no issue with word limits, but we do have an issue with what the Common Application is proposing to do to enforce it.
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How To Avoid Having Your College Acceptance Rescinded
January 20, 2015
“If you’re an A student, a D or an F could certainly do it,” says Bev Taylor, founder of Ivy Coach, a college admissions counseling practice. “If you got some Cs, the college would probably just ask you to explain your grades and see if you had a valid reason for their drop.”
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Ivy League Activities
Bev Taylor
January 08, 2013
As much as some parents and college applicants like to think otherwise, Ivy League schools are not after "well-rounded" applicants. In highly selective college admissions, the three-sport jock is an anachronism of decades past.
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Why The Strategy To End Discrimination Against Asian Americans in Admissions is All Wrong
Bev Taylor
April 13, 2017
But worse than choosing the wrong plaintiff, these groups hoping to end the discrimination Asian American applicants face in highly selective college admissions are choosing the wrong way of seeking change.
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Turning the Tide in Admissions: A Fancy-Pants Harvard Paper That Inspired a Yawn
Bev Taylor
February 17, 2016
Duh is the most appropriate response to the collective wisdom of the Harvard scholars who may not be able to change a lightbulb but can put together a twenty-five page report best suited to ignite a campfire.
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Bev Taylor of Ivy Coach on Huffington Post Live
Ricki Camilleri Video Interview
July 13, 2015
They are certainly a cash cow for universities but they are not a ticket to getting in. They will not give an applicant a leg up in admissions. They just won't.
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Asian Americans Deserve Better in Ivy League Admissions
Bev Taylor
May 28, 2015
As Ivy Coach Founder Bev Taylor writes, "For Asian American applicants to highly selective colleges, we can do better. We must do better."
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Need Blind Admissions Is a Lie
Bev Taylor
July 24, 2014
While it may seem preposterous that all applicants would need financial aid, when you don’t take into account their financial need, colleges run that risk.
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The Truth Behind the Spin on the Changes to the SAT
Bev Taylor
March 27, 2014
The ACT is now a high school graduation requirement in 12 states. The SAT is a graduation requirement in three states. For the past four years, more students have taken the ACT than the SAT.
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The Common Application: A Violation of Restraint of Trade?
Bev Taylor
September 26, 2013
The issues with The Common Application are indeed so extensive that I wish I could just tell our students at Ivy Coach to use an alternative application. But I can't.
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