Addressing Misconceptions for Deferred and Denied Students

As decisions from elite universities roll out, we thought we’d address some common misconceptions swirling through the minds of students who are deferred or denied admission along with their demoralized parents. So here goes! Let’s debunk those commonly held beliefs that are oh so wrong. Misconception: My child was deferred … 

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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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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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It Was No Harder to Get Into Harvard in 2019 Than It Was in 2018

There are lots of misconceptions about the highly selective college admissions process floating out there in the universe. A core objective of this college admissions blog is to debunk those misconceptions. One such misconception goes like this: It gets harder and harder to get into elite colleges each year. Suggesting … 

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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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What Colleges Say and What Students Hear

There is certainly a disconnect between what college admissions officers say to students and their parents and what students and parents hear. A piece by Valerie Strauss an in interview with Brennan Barnard and Rick Clark for “The Washington Post” entitled “The disconnect between what colleges say and what students … 

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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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Inaccuracies About College Admissions

A key objective of our college admissions blog is to correct misconceptions about the highly selective college admissions process, misconceptions that are often put out there in the press for all to read. Today, we came across a piece in “The Sacramento Bee” written by Karin Klein, a freelance journalist … 

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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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