Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 7, 2024

As high school students make decisions about course selection, they might be wondering how to distinguish between these classes, and which ones are most important for college admissions. Meet Top Tier Admissions Tutor, Collin Collin grew up in Chicago, Illinois and has always had a strong passion for Math and Physics.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

APRIL 8, 2024

Schools with a rolling admissions process evaluate applications as they come in rather than waiting for a hard deadline before reviewing applications. It can even give you an edge in the admissions process by applying to schools when their incoming classes are full of open spots rather than already mostly filled.

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Admissions Mom

JANUARY 30, 2024

I mean, if you’re at any stage of the college admissions process, you already know the words “extracurricular activities” are important. Colleges want you to not just be a great student and an amazing test taker, but also someone who spends their time doing meaningful activities.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Odds are these students had less-than-stellar MCAT scores , one of the most important factors admissions committees consider when evaluating applications. Why do admissions committees care so much about the MCAT? For Canadian medical schools , CARS is one of the main scores that admissions committees will look at.

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Admissions Mom

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

I mean if you’re at any stage of the college admissions process, you already know the word “extracurriculars” is important. Colleges want you to not just be a great student and an amazing test taker, but also someone who spends their time doing meaningful activities. Are they the deciding factor between acceptance and rejection?

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College Essay Guy

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

In late June, the Supreme Court banned affirmative action as it relates to college admission (also known as race-conscious admission policies), leaving many students wondering… “Can I talk about race in my personal statement and college application?” Two reasons: College admission officers care about diversity. And should I?”

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Admissions Mom

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Keep in mind that basically anything that you do outside of classwork, homework, and test prep is considered an activity. Here’s what MIT Admissions says**: “**Some students feel so much pressure to get into the “right” college that they want to make sure they do everything right—down to their extracurricular activities.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JUNE 9, 2023

In fact, adcoms (admissions committee members) look down on students who force unnecessary responses and include redundant information in this section. In the meantime, please let us know how we can help you crack the the college admissions code. You can also learn more about our 1-on-1 medical school admissions support here.

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