What Great Colleges Want in a Student: Academic Potential
There’s too much advice about how to get into college today. As a Harvard and Stanford alum who used to work for the Stanford Undergraduate Admissions Office, even I have a hard time…
College Admissions Advice
The Secrets to Writing a Really Stunning College Essay
The following is an interview I conducted with one of my best former students, Wesley. We discuss how his college essay helped him get into Duke.
How to Get into Stanford: From the Best Humanities Student
The following is an interview I conducted with one of my top former students, Juliana. We discuss how her strengths in humanities got her into Stanford.
How to get into Harvard: You need to ACHIEVE
The question that I’ve been asked most frequently in my 16 years as an educator is, “How do you get into Harvard?”