[Video] What Do Ivy League Colleges Look For?

Written by Kimberly Asseltaon January 7th, 2021

Kimberly Asselta’s admission career began as a student tour guide for the admission office at Stonehill College. She started her professional career as an admission counselor at College of the Holy Cross, where she was a member of the admission committee, a liaison to the athletic department, coordinator of transfer admission and also oversaw the tour guide program. Most recently, Kimberly was the senior associate director of undergraduate admission at Babson College. There, she was responsible for the strategy, implementation and publication of all marketing materials; coordination of recruitment travel; and the selection of the Babson’s Presidential and Weissman Scholars, in addition to being a member of the admission committee.

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Sure, you’ve got the grades and test scores, but so do lots of other students—and most of them are denied admission from Ivy League universities. What, then, is the secret recipe to gain Ivy League acceptance? College Coach consultant, and former Babson and Holy Cross admissions officer, Kimberly Asselta explains in this installment of the video series, Ask the College Admissions Expert. Kimberly pulls back the veil on highly selective college admissions and answers the question, “What do Ivy League colleges look for?” And don’t forget to subscribe to the College Coach YouTube Channel to keep up-to-date on all the latest college planning tips from our college admissions and finance experts.

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Written by Kimberly Asseltaon January 7th, 2021

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