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Former Harvard & Stanford Admissions Officers Reveal How Applications Are Really Evaluated

Get a step-by-step breakdown of the actual rating systems these elite schools use — and how to build an application that stands out.

  • Tuesday, May 13, 2025
  • 12:00 AM CUT
  • Zoom

Harvard and Stanford use detailed scoring systems to decide who gets in.

Do you know what it takes to earn a top score?

In this free webinar, Former Admissions Officers from Stanford and Harvard will walk through the criteria used by these world-leading universities when deciding who gets accepted or rejected.

During the webinar, our speakers will cover:

  • How your academics and extracurriculars are scored
  • What truly matters in essays, recommendations, and interviews
  • What can compensate for weaker areas
  • How to create a balanced, memorable application

Kimberley and Devery will also answer your questions LIVE throughout the presentation!

Harvard and Stanford Admissions Officers

Meet Your Speakers: Kimberley & Devery

Kimberley Lindsay | Former Stanford Admissions Officer

Kimberley spent over a decade working in undergraduate admissions at both Stanford University and Northwestern University. At Northwestern, she directed the evaluation of all undergraduate applications at for 7 years, wrote the reader handbook, was responsible for training all staff and application readers, and even oversaw the music admissions process!

Devery Doran | Former Harvard Admissions Officer

Devery served as a Senior Admissions Officer in Harvard's Undergraduate Admissions Office and as an Application Reader in The University of California, Berkeley's Undergraduate Admissions Office.

Kimberley and Devery both have extensive experience in the college admissions sphere, within and outside of the admissions office, and have helped scores of students build successful applications to the Ivy League, Stanford, Duke, MIT and many other top universities.

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