The Competitive EDGE for Selective College Admissions
Distinguished Excellence
Historically, selective institutions admitted students that were well-rounded candidates and excelled in a variety of interests. Today, the opposite is true. Admissions officers to selective colleges and universities now prefer students who have distinguished themselves from other applicants in one or two areas. More than in previous generations, students now decide their intended career paths in high school rather than in college, so it is important that they seek or create opportunities that are aligned with their professional as well as collegiate goals.
By pursuing excellence in one or two areas, students can better determine which college programs will be a best fit for them and steer their high school careers in the direction of being strong candidates for those programs. Also, by developing themselves in only a few areas, students increase their chances to obtain leadership opportunities in those areas, create real-world impact in their communities, and invest more deeply in developing a more nuanced understanding of their chosen career path.
Students excel best in distinguishing themselves from their classmates when they pursue opportunities that are aligned with their innate abilities, passions, and values. The work of The Ivy Edge is to help students discover what academic subjects intersect with their abilities, passions and values, and then advise them on how to best pursue opportunities in those areas. This approach ultimately helps students stand out in competitive applicant pools as singularly unique candidates.
By pursuing excellence in one or two areas, students can better determine which college programs will be a best fit for them and steer their high school careers in the direction of being strong candidates for those programs. Also, by developing themselves in only a few areas, students increase their chances to obtain leadership opportunities in those areas, create real-world impact in their communities, and invest more deeply in developing a more nuanced understanding of their chosen career path.
Students excel best in distinguishing themselves from their classmates when they pursue opportunities that are aligned with their innate abilities, passions, and values. The work of The Ivy Edge is to help students discover what academic subjects intersect with their abilities, passions and values, and then advise them on how to best pursue opportunities in those areas. This approach ultimately helps students stand out in competitive applicant pools as singularly unique candidates.
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