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Inside Admissions: How to Stand Out at Highly Selective Colleges

  • Scholar Launch 50 Mitchell Drive New Haven, CT, 06511 United States (map)

Join experts from HelloCollege and Scholar Launch to learn how to position yourself as a standout candidate through impactful academic choices—including through original research. Scholar Launch joins us to share how research projects can help you stand out. Top colleges aren’t just looking for high GPAs—they’re looking for thinkers, leaders, and creators.

What you will learn:

  • Understand the highly selective college admissions landscape and how it’s changed.

  • An insider’s look at how selective colleges review applications

  • Key admissions factors that influence decision-making

  • Tips to develop a memorable, personal brand or “stand-out factor”

  • How research can enhance your personal statement, supplements, and interviews

  • Strategies to start, complete, or elevate your research project

  • Ways to align research work with your intended major or career goals

  • Smart tactics for standardized testing, AP scores, and application timing

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