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The Only Thing Harder Than Getting Into College Is Getting Off the Wait List
Maria Laskaris
Senior Private Counselor
Our counselors are regular sources for national reporting on admissions, enrollment, and higher education.
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Press CoverageFootball, Academics and No Politics: Vanderbilt Booms in Trump Era
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
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Expert CommentaryWhy So Many High-Achieving Students Are Being Diagnosed With ADHD
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
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The Enrollment Cliff Is Real. It Won’t Make Elite Admissions Easier.
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
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Ivy League on Notice: Can Diversity Survive Trump’s New Order?
Nellie Brennan-Hall
Senior Private Counselor
Broadcast
International Students at Harvard
Dr. Kristen Willmott
Graduate School Admissions Director
Expert Commentary
What Dartmouth’s $25 Million Gift Signals To Applicants
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
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Fearing Recession, Young People Are Heading to Grad School
Dr. Kristen Willmott
Graduate School Admissions Director
Expert Commentary
The Real Work Before College Admissions: Raising Resilient Teens
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
Broadcast
Campus Protests and Enrollment Decisions
Mimi Doe
CoFounder/Chairman, Top Tier Admissions
Expert Commentary
Are First-Year Abroad Programs Reshaping College Admissions?
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
Expert Commentary
How To Prepare Students For Jobs That Don’t Exist Yet
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
Expert Commentary
Executive Presence Begins In High School: Dress For Your Ambition
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
Expert Commentary
Homer, Hollywood, And College Admissions
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
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Colleges Juice Application Numbers by Letting Students Write Fewer Essays
Maria Laskaris
Senior Private Counselor
Expert Commentary
When College Decisions Arrive, Parents Set The Emotional Tone
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
Expert Commentary
How Ambitious Girls Can Thrive Without Burning Out
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
Expert Commentary
Applying To Selective Colleges? Earn Top Grades—Then Get A Hobby
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
Expert Commentary
The New Education Luxury: Family Retreats To Think About College
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
Expert Commentary
Sustained Attention Is The New Ivy League Advantage
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
Press Coverage
Johns Hopkins freshman class shows impact of Supreme Court admissions ruling
Maria Laskaris
Senior Private Counselor
Expert Commentary
Don’t Call It A Setback: What To Know About College Deferrals
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
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College Admissions: What to Do If You Didn’t Get in via Early Decision
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
Expert Commentary
The Analog Edge: Why Showing Up Still Matters In College Admissions
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
Expert Commentary
Executive Women Are Burning Out—College Admissions Is Making It Worse
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
Expert Commentary
The Rise Of The Vibe School In College Admissions
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
Press Coverage
Southeast Colleges Defy Enrollment Cliff as Applicant Numbers Surge
Kylie Dowling
Senior Private Counselor
Press Coverage
The Best College Admissions Counselors
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
Expert Commentary
The Truth About College Rankings: What Families Need To Know
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
Expert Commentary
A New College Admissions Mindset: Why Values Alignment Matters
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
Expert Commentary
What Supplemental Essays Reveal: 5 Traits Colleges Value Most In 2025
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
Press Coverage
How to Get Your Kid Into College
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
Expert Commentary
The New Status Symbol? A Humanities Education
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
Expert Commentary
What Teens Lose When AI Writes The College Essay
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
Expert Commentary
What Colleges Really Want In An Outstanding Application
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
Expert Commentary
Back-To-School Season Is Go Time For Ivy League Hopefuls
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
Expert Commentary
How To Decode A College Website Like An Admissions Insider
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
Expert Commentary
Columbia, Dartmouth, And The Politics Shaping College Admissions
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
Maria Laskaris
Senior Private Counselor
Press Coverage
Columbia Heads to Summer Break With Reputation Scarred by Tumult
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
Press Coverage
What’s behind Trump’s assault on Harvard and crown-jewel US universities?
Dr. Liz Doe Stone
CEO, Top Tier Admissions
Press Coverage
Tips for Deciding Whether Online College Learning Is Right for You
Dr. Kristen Willmott
Graduate School Admissions Director
Press Coverage
Here’s What Students Should Know About Gender Inequity in Selective College Admissions
Maria Laskaris
Senior Private Counselor
Press Coverage
Northeastern completely reinvented itself – what that could mean for higher ed as a whole
Mimi Doe
CoFounder/Chairman, Top Tier Admissions
Press Coverage
College decision time is always stressful for students. Trump is making it a lot worse
Dr. Michele Hernández
CoFounder, Top Tier Admissions
Press Coverage
Northeast students are heading to Georgia for college
Maria Laskaris
Senior Private Counselor
Broadcast
Former college admissions officer discusses issues in acceptance process
Dr. Michele Hernández
CoFounder, Top Tier Admissions
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