July 27-29, 2012 | August 1-3, 2012 (4 spots remaining) | August 10-12, 2012
Complete in THREE days the application process that typically stretches across months, and leave with a finished common application months before your peers have even started.
- Compelling Essays. Our students work one-on-one and in small groups to prepare compelling personal statements and responses to supplemental questions for specific colleges of their choice. By learning Ivy Link’s strategies, students avoid common pitfalls, while brainstorming topics and crafting essays that present the best aspects of the students. - Impressionable Activity Sheet. Our experts help students to prepare the activity sheet to include awards, achievements, extracurricular endeavors, summer and volunteer activities, and work and internship experiences. Our students learn to organize and present information in order to stand-out from the crowd. - Interview Training. Our mock interviews help reduce students’ stress by familiarizing them with potential questions and instructing them in the techniques for effective responses. - Fine-Tuned College List. Our experts help students fine-tune their college lists to best match their credentials, interests and aspirations. - Application Strategies. Our experts work with students individually to review their odds at gaining admissions to selective colleges given their test scores and grades. - Standardized Testing Strategies. Our experts review students’ histories of standardized test scores and advise them on whether to retest. - Effective Letters of Recommendation. Our students learn strategies for obtaining effective letters of recommendation, as well as the types of letters to avoid. - Completed Common Application. Our students will leave with all the necessary components to complete the Common Application.
Cost: $8,800 per student includes three-day workshop (lunch & snacks provided) PLUS 2 hours pre-workshop prep PLUS 2 hours post-workshop follow-up. Scholarships are available; Discounts offered to current Ivy Link parents and students.
The 1-2-3 Application Workshops are for current juniors (rising seniors summer 2012). Our space is limited so that we can offer one-on-one work all three days with our team of expert advisors and editors.  To reserve space and receive registration materials, please register and  pay a deposit of $800 by July 1, 2012.
Please click here to RSVP or email info@myivylink.com.
This workshop is designed specifically for parents of 9th to 11th graders. Cory Bragar, Ivy Link’s Director of Standardized Testing, will provide the most current information on the SAT, ACT and Subject Tests and address issues such as which tests students should take, when and how many times to take them, how the tests are scored, and the impact of Score Choice and super scoring.
Date/Time: Tuesday, June 12, 2012, 6:30-8:00pm Location: 885 3rd Avenue, Suite 3040
Please click here for more information and to register.
This workshop is designed specifically for parents of 9th to 11th graders. The workshop will be offered for parents of students at Frank McCourt High School. Cory Bragar, Ivy Link’s Director of Standardized Testing, will provide the most current information on the SAT, ACT and Subject Tests.
Date/Time: Thursday, May 17, 2012, 6:00-7:30pm Location: Frank McCourt High School | 145 West 84th Street, 3rd Floor | New York, NY 10024 Phone: 212.362.2015
Please click here for more information and to register.
Register to take a simulated, full-length diagnostic SAT, ACT, SAT Subject Tests, ISEE, SSAT or LSAT and have the opportunity to discuss your scores with one of our experts. Space is limited.
Time: 10am-2pm
Location: Columbia University
Cost: $45 (or $20 per SAT Subject Test)
This workshop is designed for parents of primarily 4th to 10th graders who are applying to private schools. Adam Nguyen, Founder & CEO of Ivy Link, will provide parents with current information on the ISEE and SSAT and address important issues such as which tests students should take, when to take them, what topics are tested, and how the tests are scored. By understanding the process in advance, parents can help their children plan, prepare for the exams and reduce their stress.
Date/Time:Â Thursday, May 3, 9:30-10:30am
Location:Â 115 East 82nd St, #1C
This workshop is designed for parents of 9th to rising 12th graders. Adam Nguyen, the Founder and CEO of Ivy Link, will discuss the changing landscape of college admissions and selectivity and address issues such as the profile of the competitive applicant, the role of grades and test scores, what extracurricular activities to pursue and how high school class selections are assessed by colleges.
Date/Time:Â Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 6:30-8pm
Location:Â 885 3rd Avenue, Suite 3040 (call-in number available)
Cost:Â $35
Please click here to RSVP or email info@myivylink.com.
This workshop will explore what is required of successful applicants to the top law schools, including an in-depth discussion of the LSAT.To RSVP, please email info@myivylink.com.
On August 1, 2011, Educational Testing Services will start administering a new version of the GRE called the GRE Revised General Test. To read about the basic format of the new test and how it compares to the current test, please click here.
In this webinar hosted by Columbia University’s Center for Career Education, Ivy Link’s Adam Nguyen and Laurent Vasilescu shared up-to-date information about today’s business school admission process, including a candid discussion of why it is important to pursue not only a graduate degree in business, but also one from a top program. The webinar covered a variety of topics pertaining to the application process, such as finding your business school match, preparing for the GMAT, determining what is most important in the application and acing the interview.
Ivy Link’s Founder & CEO, Adam Nguyen, sat down with Pimm Fox on Bloomberg TV’s “Taking Stock” for an interview and discussed Ivy Link’s mission and approach, as well as the challenges in education and the admissions process. To watch the interview, please click here.
