Author: Holly Christine Woodson, Ph.D.
Publisher: Ivy Admissions Prep
Published: 2023-02-19
Total Pages: 88
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"I found your book about college admissions fascinating and confirming." - Mom of a junior. -------------------------- TOP 3 SECRETS REVEALED IN THIS BOOK - 1. College admissions is *not* a numbers game. 2. Extracurriculars don't matter. 3. Admissions is about relationships. ----------------------- TOP 3 MYTHS DISPELLED IN THIS BOOK - 1. Being a superb writer translates into higher certainty of a winning application. 2. High-school seniors should manage the application process themselves. 3. Deadlines are absolute. ---------------------- You will learn never-before disclosed truths about the college admissions process, including: - the role of "Lifetime Value" of the student - how much time is actually spent on top applicants' applications - why your student needs to think like an entrepreneur ---------------------- About the author: I’m far from a control-freak, but I’m obsessed with your child’s success; after a lifetime in academia, I know what I’m doing and I know it will work! Here’s why: My Education Addiction 🤓 - I grew up with the Webster's Unabridged Dictionary as the centerpiece on our dining-room table. We did not have a TV. My dad was a Shakespeare professor (U Penn, Ph.D. and U of M, BA and M.A.), and my mother had a degree in library science (M.A. and BA, U of M). I "helped" my father research in the university library from the time I was about ten. - I graduated from University High, Valedictorian. - I spent a year studying at the Université de Nantes and Paris IV (la Sorbonne), where I became fluent in French. - I graduated magna cum laude from Illinois Wesleyan. - I graduated magna cum laude from University of Georgia with my Masters in French Literature. - I was accepted to all ten Ph.D. programs to which I applied, including: the University of Chicago, Duke, the University of North Carolina, Vanderbilt, UCLA, and Berkeley. - I was one of two students accepted to Northwestern’s French Literature program, which ranked number two in the nation at that time. - I won multiple grants, including a Mellon Fellowship, to do research in Paris and at Middlebury. I presented my research internationally, including at the University of Glasgow, Yale, and Leeds. - I won one of ten Dissertation Year Fellowships awarded by the NU Graduate School. - I published articles and worked as an assistant editor for 18th-Century Studies, an A-list journal. - I was on the admissions outreach team for the Graduate School. - I received my Ph.D. from Northwestern University, summa cum laude. - I worked helping North Shore high-school students with college admissions and applications. - I taught for the Evanston homeschool group. - I taught literature, humanities, and French at the University of Washington and Seattle University. - I founded “Preparing for the Profession,” which mentored graduate students in finding a job after graduation. - I worked with private clients on admissions. - I gave talks nationally and internationally, published articles, and spoke at local events. I served as Vice President of the Faculty and Staff Association for the College of Arts and Sciences and Vice President for Seattle University's chapter of the AAUP (American Association of University Professors). - I served on grant committees and read Fulbright applications. I worked on the Core Curriculum Committee to redesign the Core at SU. - I taught at an elite, private high school in Seattle. I also worked as an Advisor to seniors. I served on multiple committees, including selecting students for the National Honor Society. - I founded a college-prep center, Uplift Writing, in Seattle. I designed the curriculum and hired tutors for ACT and SAT test prep. I worked with high schoolers from around Seattle on their college applications. I also worked remotely with clients from Chicago and the East Coast. - I decided to focus exclusively on admissions, and separated my admissions consultancy from my tutoring and test-prep center, which I sold. - While my clientele had been largely word-of-mouth, using Zoom, I am now able to serve students from anywhere in the United States or abroad. contact me at [email protected] for a free consultation or book directly on my webpage, ivyadmissiosnprep.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I’ve been told I’m the “best kept secret in admissions” by my clients and, at the same time, that they’ve heard my name from several people who think they are the only ones who have given their friend my contact information. My favorite compliment was being called “an honorary Korean,” because I hold education as such a pillar of identity and value in my own family heritage. As former clients will tell you, I treat every student I work with as though they were my own. My practice is built on word-of-mouth and years-long relationships that turn into friendships as we celebrate the success of the children together. My students go on to celebrate the next four years of their lives with confidence and great success.