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The Ultimate Guide to the Common App…how to make your application stand out from the crowd!

with Jessica Yeager

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Interview | Jessica Yeager

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The Ultimate Guide to the Common App…how to make your application stand out from the crowd!

Chances are, your teen will be applying to at least one college or university that accepts the Common Application. With over a million college applications submitted through the Common App last year, it’s more important than ever for students to understand how the platform works and know the best ways to help their applications stand out from the crowd. Jessica Yeager, founder of Impress the Ivies, was accepted to Harvard, MIT, Yale, Stanford, Cornell, and Columbia, and now works with her students to help them get into the schools of their dreams. Join us for this interview to discover…

  • The main differences between the Common and Coalition app, and how to know which one your teen should use
  • The top 3 things students can do to make their Common Application stand out from the crowd
  • What students absolutely need to know about supplemental applications…and why these can sometimes matter more than the Common App itself

About Your Speaker

Interview | Jessica Yeager

Jessica Yeager

Jessica Yeager is the host of the Dream College Summit. She’s a graduate of Harvard and MIT with over ten years of tutoring experience. In 2003, she applied to Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Yale, Cornell, Columbia, Princeton, Washington University in St. Louis, and Northwestern and got into every one except for Princeton. Jessica started Impress the Ivies to share her insights and secrets on how she did it and how other students can too. She’s helped students get into their dream colleges, like Carnegie Mellon, MIT, and Harvard, and receive $100,000s in scholarships. Her work has been featured on Business Insider, Huffington Post, Prepped & Polished, and the College Solution.

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