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We’ll start our look into how students can improve their applications for next year by tackling a difficult subject:  realistic expectations.

Let me start out by saying that I realize everyone has a dream to study at one of the “elite” U.S. universities, like Harvard, Stanford, Yale, etc.  And there’s nothing wrong with having that dream.  At the same time, you have to understand that millions of students from around the world share the exact same dream, and so the competition between students to be able to study at these schools is intense.  That competition does two things:

• First, it makes it much harder to gain acceptance to those universities
• Second, it allows those universities to charge higher tuition if they so choose.

This means that it is incredibly hard to get into one of these universities; and it’s even HARDER to get into these universities with a large scholarship.

Many students have a dream to study at an elite U.S. university.  But most of the students who accomplish that dream have been working at it for years.  They’ve spent the time, and identified the financial resources necessary to make their dream happen.  If you’re just starting to think about your university options, or you’re not willing to put in the time and effort to make your application near-perfect, you are operating at a huge disadvantage.

The good news is that you have many alternatives to those “elite” universities.  And we’ll turn to what you can expect from them tomorrow.