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Breakthrough's College Admissions program includes our Interview, Personal Essay, and Writing Lab sessions. Our comprehensive college prep focus is to guide students through the admissions process with an emphasis on their own agency in making one of the most important decisions of their lives.
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increasing competition to get into top universities
Acceptance Rates: Top 5 Ranked Ivy League Universities
Rank University Class of 2022 Acceptance Rates
#1 Princeton 7.1%
#2 Harvard 4.6%
#3 Columbia 5.5%
#3 Yale 6.3%
#8 University of Pennsylvania 8.4%
University Class of 2012 Acceptance Rates
Princeton 11.9%
Harvard 10.3%
Columbia 12.8%
Yale 9.9%
University of Pennsylvania 21%
ACCEPTANCE RATES: TOP 5 RANKED UNIVERSITIES IN CALIFORNIA
Rank University Class of 2022 Acceptance Rates
#7 Stanford University 4.29%
#12 Caltech 6.6%
#19 UCLA 14%
#22 UC Berkeley 15.1%
#22 USC 13%
University Class of 2012 Acceptance Rates
Stanford University 12.6%
Caltech 17%
UCLA 22.84%
UC Berkeley 21.5%
USC 21%
It’s Getting Harder to Get into Top Universities
Looking at the top Ivy League acceptance rates and the top California acceptance rates, there’s a clear trend that it’s getting harder and harder to get into top universities. In some cases acceptance rates from 10 years ago have decreased by more than 50%.
Whether it’s an Ivy League campus experience or a local Californian experience, there is increasing competition to get into top schools for students in California, out-of-state, and international students. While we believe that “the right” college is relative to a student’s interests, personality, and career ambitions, we recognize that top schools often offer resources and opportunities that many other schools do not.
So How Do College Applicants Stand Out?
It’s no longer enough to just have a strong GPA, SAT, and ACT score. College admissions counselors are looking more in-depth at a students’ profile and asking how that student will add to the diversity of that particular institution. Students need to be able to frame their story in a way that highlights their experiences, circumstances, and ambitions in order to maximize their college prep.
At Breakthrough Training Center, our College Essay Writing Class focuses on just that. We spend time examining successful and unsuccessful college essay applications and then helping students craft unique and compelling essays and, in turn, applications.
Rank University Class of 2022 Acceptance Rates
#1 Princeton 7.1%
#2 Harvard 4.6%
#3 Columbia 5.5%
#3 Yale 6.3%
#8 University of Pennsylvania 8.4%
University Class of 2012 Acceptance Rates
Princeton 11.9%
Harvard 10.3%
Columbia 12.8%
Yale 9.9%
University of Pennsylvania 21%
ACCEPTANCE RATES: TOP 5 RANKED UNIVERSITIES IN CALIFORNIA
Rank University Class of 2022 Acceptance Rates
#7 Stanford University 4.29%
#12 Caltech 6.6%
#19 UCLA 14%
#22 UC Berkeley 15.1%
#22 USC 13%
University Class of 2012 Acceptance Rates
Stanford University 12.6%
Caltech 17%
UCLA 22.84%
UC Berkeley 21.5%
USC 21%
It’s Getting Harder to Get into Top Universities
Looking at the top Ivy League acceptance rates and the top California acceptance rates, there’s a clear trend that it’s getting harder and harder to get into top universities. In some cases acceptance rates from 10 years ago have decreased by more than 50%.
Whether it’s an Ivy League campus experience or a local Californian experience, there is increasing competition to get into top schools for students in California, out-of-state, and international students. While we believe that “the right” college is relative to a student’s interests, personality, and career ambitions, we recognize that top schools often offer resources and opportunities that many other schools do not.
So How Do College Applicants Stand Out?
It’s no longer enough to just have a strong GPA, SAT, and ACT score. College admissions counselors are looking more in-depth at a students’ profile and asking how that student will add to the diversity of that particular institution. Students need to be able to frame their story in a way that highlights their experiences, circumstances, and ambitions in order to maximize their college prep.
At Breakthrough Training Center, our College Essay Writing Class focuses on just that. We spend time examining successful and unsuccessful college essay applications and then helping students craft unique and compelling essays and, in turn, applications.
What We Offer
In addition to a curriculum that offers college essay prep and college essay tips, our College Essay Writing course also offers:
In addition to a curriculum that offers college essay prep and college essay tips, our College Essay Writing course also offers:
- Comprehensive College Prep
- Coaching for College Interviews
- Interpersonal Skills Training
- College Deadline & Requirements Planning and Tracking
- Reviewing & Reading Nonfiction Essays (by accomplished authors including Joan Diddion, David Foster Foster Wallace, & Patton Oswalt)
- Peer-to-Peer Evaluations
- Effective College Research Tactics
- Analysis of Successful College Essays
- Education about the College Admissions Process
- College Admissions Simulation Exercise
- Drop-In Writing Lab w/ Our College Essay Tutors on Saturday’s & Sunday’s