The Game: A Guide to Elite College Admissions

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  • In this podcast series, we break down the complex game that is elite college admissions and the strategies and pitfalls students need to adopt or beware of if they hope to win admission to one of America’s top colleges.


    “The Game” is hosted by Sam Hassell and brought to you by Great Minds Advising.


    Sam is a published scientist, having spent four years as a neuroscience researcher at Columbia University. Building upon his experiences in research and academia—as well as over a decade in educational services—Sam spearheaded the Great Minds Advising program, a premium college consulting service based in the New York Metropolitan Area and serving students nationwide from NYC to Silicon Valley.


    Great Minds Advising’s unique, hands-on mentorship program and its deep strategic insight into the application review process have earned the company a nation-leading track record of excellence, with 100% of its students gaining admission to top-choice schools in the 2023–24 application cycle.


    Its students have recently gained admission to Princeton, Columbia, Yale, Stanford, Penn, Duke, Dartmouth, Vanderbilt, WashU, and UC-Berkeley (among many others) and are admitted to the Ivy League at a rate 12x the national average.


    For the first time, in this podcast, Sam and his team reveal the secrets and strategies they have used to help their students consistently beat the game of elite college admissions.


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Episodes
  • Stanford Application Review

    Stanford Application Review
    Oct 23 2024

    In this deep dive episode, we analyze the profile and application of a current high school senior applying to Stanford. We pinpoint many critical strategic mistakes affecting the quality of the student’s presentation across both the Common Application and the Stanford supplements––errors that are very often committed by top academic students in general and students targeting Stanford in particular.


    “The Game” is hosted by Sam Hassell and brought to you by Great Minds Advising.

    Web: greatmindsadvising.com
    Email: info@greatmindsadvising.com
    FB: www.facebook.com/GreatMindsAdvising
    IG: @greatmindsadvising
    TikTok: @greatmindsadvising
    YouTube: @GreatMindsAdvising
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    5 hrs and 41 mins
  • “Help With My Vanderbilt Essay!” & Answering Other Student Qs

    “Help With My Vanderbilt Essay!” & Answering Other Student Qs
    Oct 4 2024

    In this episode, we return to the popular online forum Reddit to answer college admissions questions from students across the country. In particular, we cover the following topics:

    • Additional Information Section: Good or Bad?
    • Including A Third Teacher or Supplementary Recommendation
    • Early Action Plans That Prohibit Early Decision To Other Colleges
    • Help With My Vanderbilt Essay!
    • Strategic Implications Of Parent Colleges & Backgrounds


    Send Us A Question: info@greatmindsadvising.com


    “The Game” is hosted by Sam Hassell and brought to you by Great Minds Advising.

    Web: greatmindsadvising.com
    Email: info@greatmindsadvising.com
    FB: www.facebook.com/GreatMindsAdvising
    IG: @greatmindsadvising
    TikTok: @greatmindsadvising
    YouTube: @GreatMindsAdvising
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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Application Strategy With HS Senior

    Application Strategy With HS Senior
    Sep 24 2024

    For the first time, we analyze the profile of a current HS senior targeting three top colleges: WashU, Vanderbilt, & Michigan.
    While this student possesses a strong academic foundation (perfect GPA in 15 APs, 34/36 ACT, ranked #1 in HS class), he significantly lacks the type of extracurricular profile, depth, and admissions “hook” that will differentiate students targeting highly selective institutions.
    Given the student is already in the process of applying to colleges and cannot fundamentally alter much of his profile at this very late stage, what can we do to help?
    In this deep dive episode, we devise a comprehensive strategic plan for the student’s applications that will make best use of the strengths he does possess at the time of application, as well as leverage other strategic factors and late-stage candidacy building opportunities to maximize the student’s chances of admission despite many significant obstacles.
    In particular, we cover the following:

    • Student Profile & Analysis
    • The Missing “Hook” Problem
    • Strategic Positioning: Factors & Liabilities to Consider for Direct Admit Business/Engineering
    • Analyzing Student’s Responses to Common Essay Prompts
    • Devising New, Optimal “Hook” For Student
    • Late Stage Resume-Building: “Low-Hanging Fruit” Opportunities Still Available to Reinforce The Hook
    • Decision Planning: Optimal Use of Early Decision 1, Early Decision 2, & Early Action
    • Overall Application Psychology + Strategy
    • Optimal Reporting of Test Scores (ACT, AP)
    • Personal Essay: Content Considerations, Reinforcing Hook, Traps/Cliches, and Structure
    • Activities/Honors/Additional Information: What To Include, Order, Relevance to Hook, and Writing Compelling Descriptions
    • WashU Supplement: Major Selection & Why The Hook Isn’t = Major Per Se
    • Optimal “Why Major” Essay Response: Content, Structure, Considerations
    • Optimal “Community” Essay Response: Approach for Diversity vs. Non-Diversity Students, Why So Many Students Write “Cliche” Essays, and Devising Outside-the-Box Answers
    • Submitting Q1 Senior Grades


    “The Game” is hosted by Sam Hassell and brought to you by Great Minds Advising.

    Web: greatmindsadvising.com
    Email: info@greatmindsadvising.com
    FB: www.facebook.com/GreatMindsAdvising
    IG: @greatmindsadvising
    TikTok: @greatmindsadvising
    YouTube: @GreatMindsAdvising
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    4 hrs and 1 min

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