6 Admissions Truths That Sound Completely Wrong

In elite college admissions, intuition can work against you—because the most logical moves are often the ones everyone else is making. In this episode, we unpack six counterintuitive admissions truths, from why colleges that are better “fits” are harder to get into to why elite admissions can punish the very pre-professional ambition that attracts students to top colleges in the first place. We explore how unconventional thinking can outperform the intuitive playbook most applicants use...