Admissions Insight: The Do’s and Don’ts of College Applications

About Devery Doran

Devery Doran worked as a Senior Admissions Officer at Harvard University for four years and has read application essays at UC-Berkeley in addition to her current role as a college admissions consultant. A graduate of Harvard with a master’s degree from the University of Texas, Devery has spent her career helping diverse groups of young people unlock their potential through educational and career opportunities.

About the class

Successful college applications tend to help the applicant stand out from the crowd–but some stand out for the wrong reasons altogether. And some standout applicants try to “play it safe” and end up submitting bland essays that don’t separate them enough. So with such a small space to sell yourself and your dreams, what should you do…and not do?

Join former Ivy League admissions officer Devery Doran for a live, interactive look at the do’s and don’ts of college applications with the benefit of her experience in the rooms where decisions are made. She’ll break down the do’s and don’ts of essay topics and tactics, leveraging early decision and early action, choosing and prioritizing schools, managing the waitlist process, and more. And you’ll learn from the mistakes and triumphs of thousands of students before you do that you can have a strategic list of what you definitely want to do and not do as you craft your applications.