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Admissions Strategy
Why Ivy League Admissions Isn’t a Formula — It’s a Story
Top universities seek coherence, not perfection—applications that read like authentic stories of growth and purpose. You’re not just a GPA; when you share your truth with maturity, you stand out.
There is no checklist for Yale. No golden number for Columbia. The top universities are looking for coherence: does your application make sense as a whole? We tell our students, "You're not applying as a GPA. You're applying as a person." The best applications read like thoughtful biographies. And great stories have tension, conflict, growth, and purpose. If you try to manufacture perfection, you become forgettable. If you tell your truth with maturity, you become magnetic.
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