About this webinar
Join Marc Zawel, CEO and co-founder of AcceptU, for a closer look at why selective colleges reject many academically strong students and what often separates admitted applicants from the rest of the pool.
In this discussion, we’ll cover:
- Why strong grades and test scores may not be enough
- How institutional priorities shape admissions decisions
- Common application mistakes made by qualified students
- How yield protection can affect students’s admissions chances
- When Early Decision, Early Action and Restrictive Early Action can help or hurt an application
- Whether applying to a less competitive major can improve a student’s admission chances
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Presented by

Marc Zawel
Marc is the author of Untangling the Ivy League, a best-selling guidebook on the Ancient Eight. He earned a BA from Cornell University and an MBA from University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. Marc chaired the admissions ambassadors at Cornell and the admissions advisory board at UNC.