[38] How your child can get into a top American Ivy-League University with Veronica Moore

ivy-league universitySome of the top universities in the world like Harvard, Princeton and Brown University are in the American Ivy-League. Parents and students in the UK often overlook the opportunity to apply for such a place because of costs, uncertainty of the application process, and so much more.

On today’s show I speak with Veronica Moore, an expert in this field who works one-to-one with disadvantaged students in the US to help them gain a place. Veronica shares on the School Success Formula how UK students can get into one of America’s elite Ivy-League Universities.

About Veronica

Based in New York, USA, Veronica is an experienced teacher and educator and holds a a triple-major Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology, Biology, and Chemistry. Since 2002, she’s been working with both students with special educational needs and those destined for the top US Ivy-League universities.

What you can expect to hear on the show

What are the Ivy-League Universities

What are ‘shadow’ Ivy-League Universities

What the difference is between the Ivy-League and all the other American universities

How to apply to an Ivy-League University

What makes a successful Ivy-League application

The importance of extracurricular activities

Evaluative vs Informational Interviews

How much degrees cost at American universities

Why students go on to do post-graduate study

Useful Links

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Finding Veronica online

Veronica’s website

Veronica’s Facebook page

Exam Technique Masterclass

Is your child putting hours into their revision but not seeing any improvement in their results? In all likelihood, they need to focus on their exam technique.

On Thursday 29th March I'm holding an Exam Technique Masterclass where students will:

  • Learn how to identify content and command words so that they know what to write in their exam answers and take their queue from the question about how to structure their answer to get the maximum number of marks
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Useful links

My book, The Ten Step Guide to Acing Every Exam You Ever Take.

Ten Steps to Exam Success download.

Supportive Parents, Successful Students facebook group

Lucy on twitter: @LucyCParsons

Contact Lucy by email: lucy@lifemoreextraordinary.com

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