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The Public Ivy College Playbook: How to Get In
BrennanThe Public Ivy College Playbook: How to Get In
“Public Ivy” sounds like a safer bet than the Ivy League. It isn’t. With admit rates around 9–11% at UCLA and UC Berkeley, and even lower for some majors and out-of-state students, these schools take real strategy. Former UC Berkeley reader Brennan shows you how they actually read applications.
Speaker Info
Brennan
Brennan is a college admissions counselor with over a decade of experience in selective admissions and international education.
He has reviewed thousands of applications as a former admissions reader for the University of California, Berkeley, and an external reader for Stanford.
Brennan founded the college counseling department at an international school in Shanghai and has helped students gain admission to top universities worldwide.
About this Webinar
The Public Ivies offer an Ivy-caliber education at a public price, and they’re far harder to get into than most families expect. Join Brennan, a former UC Berkeley admissions reader, Stanford external reader and Empowerly Lead Counselor, for college admissions insights into some of the leading universities. You’ll get the full list of 30 Public Ivies region by region, from UC Berkeley, UCLA and the University of Michigan to UNC Chapel Hill, UT Austin and the University of Virginia, and learn why your student’s real odds depend on residency, major and how clearly their application tells one story. Brennan walks through the four signals every reader is trained to spot, then shares eight real Empowerly students who got in and the strategy behind each admit.
In this webinar, you'll learn:
- The Real Odds. The headline admit rate is rarely your student’s rate. Residency and major can change everything at public universities.
- The Four Signals. Academic momentum, depth and initiative, character and voice, and context and contribution: what readers look for, section by section.
- Eight Real Admits. Real Empowerly students admitted to UCLA, UC San Diego, Michigan, UT Austin, UVA and more, and the one change that transformed each application.