Gaining admission to college is hard work, but acceptance for the right student into the right college is an artful accomplishment.
College admission committees are not just responsible for determining which student is admitted, but for the complex social atmosphere that defines the energy of the entire campus. The KEY works with its students and their families to identify the “right fit” of people, place, culture, temperament, rigor, course and finances with student talents and aspirations.
A mother of one of our students had this to say about the “right fit”–
Rick-
Reed was one of the coolest colleges I have ever seen. Shannon really liked it. She thinks the kids are a little quirky and… well… they are! But she is too (self-admitted). She thinks they are very quirky. She is going to look at Chapman the 27th - and is leaning toward Chapman – I think because of location and opportunities (and money! Thanks) I think Reed was a great idea for her… and if she doesn’t go there this year I think she’ll consider it in the future. Two of the women we met there came to Reed from Berkeley and USC, because they couldn’t handle the impersonal, big class, you’re a nobody mentality.
Thank you for making a personal investment in my kids – the “right-fit” is important!
Anne
ABOUT REED: Reed is one of the most unusual institutions of higher learning in the United States, featuring a traditional liberal arts and natural sciences curriculum. It requires freshmen to take Humanities 110 — an intensive introduction to the Classics, covering ancient Greece and Rome as well as the Bible and ancient Jewish history. Its program in the sciences is likewise unusual — Reed’s TRIGA research reactor makes it the only school in the United States to have a nuclear reactor operated entirely by undergraduates.
Reed has produced the second-highest number of Rhodes scholars for any liberal arts college: 31, as well as over fifty Fulbright Scholars, over sixty Watson Fellows, and two MacArthur “Genius” Award winners. A very high proportion of Reed graduates go on to earn Ph.D.s, particularly in; the sciences, history, political science, and philosophy. Reed is third in percentage of its graduates who go on to earn Ph.D.s in all disciplines, after only Caltech and Harvey Mudd. The Princeton Review acknowledges Reed as first in Overall Undergraduate Academic Experience and number two in “Best Classroom Experience.” Newsweek magazine acknowledges Reed as one of “the nation’s elite colleges.”
An effective coach working with a passionate high school student can have a significant impact on their pre and post college experience preparing them for the rigors of college by creating a realistic admissions strategy based on truthful introspection, a strong personal brand, meaningful extra-curricular activities with an aggressive pursuit of test scores and grades.
The coaches of the KEY have been successfully preparing students for lives of merit by assuring them that they will be able to meet the challenges of academia and successfully leverage their passions into rewarding careers. Call us at 800.620.8085 without obligation, to find out how the KEY can make the difference of a lifetime.
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