A Perpetuator of College Admissions Misconceptions

One of the core objectives of this college admissions blog is to keep admissions leaders, high school counselors, and private college counselors honest. It’s also to debunk commonly held misconceptions about the highly selective college admissions process — misconceptions so often perpetuated by these very groups. Over the years, we’ve … 

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Debunking More College Admissions Misconceptions

It’s important to do fancy activities like enrolling in competitive, often costly summer programs to improve your case for admission to elite universities, right? A key objective of this college admissions blog is to debunk misconceptions about the highly selective college admissions process — misconceptions so often perpetuated by everyone … 

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Correcting Inaccuracies and Misconceptions in College Admissions Editorials

A core objective of Ivy Coach’s college admissions blog is to correct misconceptions and inaccuracies perpetuated by high school counselors, by private college counselors, by the press, by moms and dads waiting in line at the grocery store discussing the Ivy League merit scholarships their children received (Ivy League schools … 

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Addressing Misconceptions About College Admissions

Ivy Coach’s managing director was featured today on That Expert Show, discussing everything from the importance of college applicants not coming across as well-rounded when they apply to our nation’s elite colleges to the role of legacy admission to the truth behind the need-blind financial aid policies of various universities … 

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Debunking Widespread College Admissions Misconceptions

One of the core objectives of our college admissions blog is to debunk commonly held, widespread misconceptions about the college admissions process. These misconceptions are often perpetuated not only by students and parents navigating the admissions process but also by school counselors, admissions officers, and, well, folks in line at … 

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Debunking College Admissions Misconceptions

One of the core objectives of our college admissions blog is to debunk commonly perpetuated misconceptions about highly selective college admissions. We’ve been debunking these misconceptions for many years, but misconceptions on this particular topic are like mold. You think you’ve gotten rid of the dangerous mold inside your walls … 

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Misconceptions About Admissions

One of the core objectives of our college admissions blog is to debunk misconceptions about the highly selective college admissions process — misconceptions perpetuated by parents, students, uninformed school counselors (yes, there are informed ones too!), the press, your local baker, and even the colleges themselves. You didn’t think everything college … 

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Debunking Admissions Misconceptions

Debunking admissions misconceptions is a favorite pastime of ours at Ivy Coach. And so there’s a piece up on the website of “Today,” the revitalized morning infotainment show experiencing an uptick in ratings (thanks to Charlie Sheen’s announcement), about mistakes to avoid in college admissions that we figured we’d share … 

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Admissions Misconceptions

One of the chief purposes of our college admissions blog here at Ivy Coach is to demystify the highly selective college admissions process for all and to correct admissions misconceptions. Today, we came across an article in “The Boston Globe” that is abounding in inaccuracies about the highly selective college … 

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