In so many ways, the college application process has become much more stressful in the last two decades. If you’re a student, I feel for you. And if you’re a parent: I have three boys, and I feel for you too.
Every year, selective institutions become more selective. This trend has had cascading effects on all undergraduate institutions. The ultra-qualified applicant who can no longer count on admission to a school like UPenn may now target Vanderbilt, which means the student who would have targeted Vanderbilt in the old days is now forced to look elsewhere, which means… you get the idea.
7Sage College Prep offers SAT and ACT tutoring, academic tutoring, and college application advising. There are two good reasons to work with us. One is the obvious one, but the other is less obvious and more meaningful.
The obvious reason is that we can help you maximize your chances in this hyper-competitive landscape. A tutor can boost your GPA and guide you to the best possible SAT or ACT score. A college advisor can keep you on schedule, give you advice about high-impact extracurriculars that will differentiate your application, and help you draft clean, persuasive, big-hearted essays. Working together, our 7Sage team can help you present the best version of yourself to admissions officers.
But here’s the other thing we can do for you: we can help you figure out what will make you happy.
Education is a process, not an end in itself. Yes, to be sure, some of the things you learn in college will lead to career opportunities later. But education is good for you, it’s good for the soul, it will help you understand who you are and what you want. Academic tutoring isn’t just about grades. It’s about learning. And applying to college isn’t only about adding a prestigious stamp to your resume. The right college for you is the one in which you have a chance to explore, pursue eclectic interests, and become the person you’re meant to be.
And meanwhile, don't worry! If selective institutions are harder to get into, it’s also harder to get a job teaching at one of those institutions. That means that the brilliant teacher and scholar who would have taught at Yale in 1950 is now teaching at Oberlin, or the University of New Mexico, or any number of other institutions. That’s a good thing. It means you can get a great education anywhere. If you approach this process with an open mind, you have tons of options, whoever you are and whatever your academic record looks like.
—Aaron Thier, Director
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