The 7-Minute Admissions Decision: Making Every Second Count to Gain Acceptance to Your Dream School

Did you know that it takes the average college admissions officer less than seven minutes to decide whether or not to admit a student to their school? That's just part of the reason why, for parents in both the U.S. and around the world, helping their child get into a top U.S. college or university can be a baffling ordeal. Everyone has heard the horror stories about the student with the perfect test scores and stellar GPA who was rejected by their first-choice school, and sometimes even their second-choice school. Exactly what are admissions officers at elite American schools looking for? And, more importantly, what can students and their parents do to help them rise above the competition and win entry to the school of their dreams?The 7-Minute Admissions Decision: Making Every Second Count to Gain Acceptance to Your Dream School has the solution.Written by Sean Ma, Founder/CEO of Ma Academy and Founding Director of Shanghai Leighton School and a BA and MA graduate of Columbia Univers