Andover College Prep
Los Altos, CA – What are the secrets to applying to college and what are the biggest mistakes that students make when apply?
“While your future may hang in their hands, college admissions offices are actually highly orchestrated, unregulated marketing campaigns built on the padded stats of those applications,”
Top 10 Secrets of the College Admissions Process
At the Andover College Prep office
5050 El Camino Real, Los Altos, CA
Wednesday, June 18 at 7:30pm
and
The College Applicants Biggest Mistakes
At the Andover College Prep office
5050 El Camino Real, Los Altos, CA
Thursday, June 19 at 7:30pm
Anyone interested in attending the free seminars should call 650-938-7737 to reserve a seat. Space is limited.
Allen, who has consulted for college admissions and marketing departments, including 22 of The US News & World Report Top 25, is the best-selling author and contributing media expert on the college admissions topic.
The changes in the college admissions process prompted Allen to open the area’s Andover College Prep education and counseling offices for students through the area. “What I learned in consulting and my years at the Princeton Review prompted me to host different seminars to educate parents and students about the process. It isn’t as cut and dry as people might think. Particularly now as more and more colleges are allowing SAT score-optional in the applications, it is opening the door for even greater fluctuations in factors to determine acceptance or rejections,”
In an open forum discussion, Allen will address concerns of parents and students; and provide the answers to the short-term and longer-term actions that will have a tremendous impact for some applicants. “There are simple ‘Dos and Don’ts’ that can filter the applications immediately. The newer SAT optional application sounds great for ‘students that don’t test well,’ but it also means even greater competition. This year’s junior class is already a major bubble class. Universities will now be able to increase its athletic and fine art talent acceptance while maintaining an extremely high level SAT entrance score because they will not factor all of the scores. Applications will have to be extra-ordinary”
Timed for peak interest as high school juniors are taking the SAT and ACT exams throughout the area, Allen says his seminar is “…a major wake-up call for students and parents.” Each free seminar is approximately 90 minutes.
Nathan Allen has been published or profiled in many magazines including Seventeen, Beautiful Girl, Teen People, Today’s Parent, PREP, and the Chronicle of Higher Education. His best-selling book, College Admissions Trade Secrets, was published in 2001 and his book The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Acing the
GRE was published in 2007. For many years, Nathan was a leading consultant to college admissions and marketing departments (including 22 of the US News Top 25 national universities)
About Andover College Prep:
Utilizing the best college admissions and test preparation services available, Andover College Prep maximizes students’ chances of being admitted to the college of his or her choice. Founded in 2003, only Andover combines the efforts of experienced college admissions and test preparation experts, to achieve the strongest application possible for its students. Andover offers the best PSAT & SAT courses, using actual tests, the most experienced teachers, counselors, and test strategists for personalized services to help students succeed. With offices throughout Fairfield County, Connecticut, and Los Altos, California (between San Francisco and San Jose), Andover caters to up to 600 students at a time and more than 1,000 annually. For additional information, course schedules, locations, and description of services, visit the company website at www.andovercollegeprep.com or call the main offices at 650-938-7737 or 203-226-6211.
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