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What Really Happens When Admissions Officers Read Your Child’s Application

Your Child’s Application Gets 10 Minutes. Will It Stand Out?

Most parents imagine Ivy League admissions officers carefully reading every line of an application.The truth? Files are skimmed and scored in less than 10 minutes.

In that short window, admissions officers are looking for proof of leadership, initiative, and alignment with the school’s priorities. This webinar is the closest you’ll ever get to being inside the admissions room. A former UPenn Admissions Officer will walk you step by step through how applications are assessed by top schools — what gets noticed, what gets ignored, and what tips the balance.

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What Ivy League admissions officers notice first — and why it decides more than parents realize

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Why “well-rounded” applicants often get rejected — and the focused profiles that get rewarded instead

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How admissions committees debate and vote behind closed doors — and what tips the final decision

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Steps parents can take now to ensure their child’s application tells the right story

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Meet Your Speaker

Eileen D.

Eileen has served as an admissions officer at three US universities and most recently, the Ivy League’s University of Pennsylvania. As an admissions officer for nearly 10 years, she visited high schools around the country to speak to prospective students, evaluated applications and interviewed applicants. Eileen has been an admissions consultant for the past 8 years, helping students gain admission to many of the best schools in the US!

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