What to Consider When Visiting a College Town
Andrew Warner
April 22, 2022
Brian Taylor, the managing partner at Ivy Coach, a college admissions counseling firm, recommends students consider the benefits of attending school in smaller towns as well.
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How Colleges Choose Which Students to Admit
Lindsay Cates
September 10, 2019
In certain cases in the Ivy League or at Division III schools that don't give athletic scholarships, skill at a sport may be considered in a similar light as, say, the initiative of the kid who pursued math research. "It's their 'hook,' " says Taylor.
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Graduate Schools’ Political Leanings Concern Some Students
Menachem Wecker
November 16, 2012
Taylor's clients care about academic reputation and rarely weigh schools' political leanings. "And there's little reason for them to do so," she says. "Whether one is conservative or liberal, most U.S. universities lean left and some of the most prestigious universities—the Ivy League universities—lean especially left."
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New LinkedIn Endorsements May Benefit College Students
Menachem Wecker
September 28, 2012
LinkedIn, Taylor says, is designed for the working world, not for high school students, whose experience typically amounts to babysitting and lifeguarding.
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How to Know if You Should Apply to College Early
Margaret Loftus
September 19, 2012
Early decision applicants can't automatically assume a lowered bar; Miami University in Ohio offers them a mere 1 percent advantage, for example, and Wake Forest University, too, characterizes any edge as slight.
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Applicants Should Trust College Student ‘Ambassadors’ Less, Experts Say
Menachem Wecker
April 12, 2012
Bev Taylor, founder of the Ivy Coach, a New York-based consultancy, says high school students aren't typically suspicious of student ambassadors' motives. And it may not help that schools sometimes censor student guides.
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Should High Schools Limit AP Course Enrollment?
Jason Koebler
January 11, 2012
Some students measure their success by the number of Advanced Placement courses on their transcripts. But some high schools are beginning to push back—worried their students are juggling too much.
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Output Metrics Increasingly Influence College Decisions
Brian Burnsed
September 26, 2011
Looking at inputs and outputs can be an effective way of finding a school that both fits you now and will meet your future goals. Bev Taylor, director of college admissions consulting firm Ivy Coach, notes that input data and output data typically correlate.
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Know if Applying to College Early is Right for You
Margaret Loftus
September 12, 2011
Early decision applicants can't automatically assume a lowered bar; Miami University in Ohio offers them no special advantage, for example, and Wake Forest University characterizes any edge as slight. But as a strategic move, ED can make good sense for students who know what they want and "may not have all the A's, the scores, the activities, or the talent," says Taylor.
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Express Yourself: How to Tell Your Story
Vicky Hallet
August 17, 2007
"Essays can be effective even when they pinpoint something that might seem insignificant in the grand scheme. Bev Taylor, a New York-based independent counselor known as Ivy Coach, worked with a young woman who discarded several failed ideas before writing about her lucky rubber-band ball and how it connected her to her family and friends. Her admissions letter from Williams College included a rubber band for her collection."
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