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Thousands of small-town students are driven and intelligent enough to get in and succeed at top-ranked universities. However, many won’t even apply. These stories are here to help change that.
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Create a Robust Application Strategy
Create a Robust Application Strategy
Be flexible, open-minded, and and cast a wide net in your college search.
Pat Dayton
May 30, 2020
Cameron French — MIT Nuclear Engineering (Podcast)
Cameron French — MIT Nuclear Engineering (Podcast)
Cameron French goes from small town New York to Nuclear Engineering at MIT.
Pat Dayton
May 30, 2020
Achieve with Your Friends
Achieve with Your Friends
In life, we don’t truly do anything alone. Personalities are defined as we make choices, and our choices are always influenced by others.
Pat Dayton
May 30, 2020
A Guide to College Visits
A Guide to College Visits
Visit as many colleges as possible during your later high school years (and maybe even earlier).
Pat Dayton
May 30, 2020
Rebecca Romanowski — Parent Perspective on College Admissions (Podcast)
Rebecca Romanowski — Parent Perspective on College Admissions (Podcast)
This episode, we hear the parent’s perspective on the college search from Rebecca Romanowski, whose son was just admitted to Cornell.
Pat Dayton
May 30, 2020
Writing a High School Resume
Writing a High School Resume
Writing a strong high school resume will serve you well in the college admissions process.
Pat Dayton
May 30, 2020
Resources
Resources
I’ll be adding resources, tools, articles. books, etc. to this article as I find them.
Pat Dayton
May 27, 2020
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Contribute to Small Town Top College
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Pat Dayton
May 27, 2020
Own the Learning Process
Own the Learning Process
Let me pose a question to students: who is responsible for your education?
Pat Dayton
May 25, 2020
Professor Daniel Schwarz of Cornell— Succeeding in College and Beyond (Podcast)
Professor Daniel Schwarz of Cornell— Succeeding in College and Beyond (Podcast)
Dr. Daniel Schwarz is a Frederic J. Whiton Professor of English Literature and Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow at Cornell University.
Pat Dayton
May 25, 2020
Three Things Every Day
Three Things Every Day
Focusing on just three important tasks per day can help you march toward your college admissions goals.
Pat Dayton
May 25, 2020
Enduring the College Transition
Enduring the College Transition
Right now it’s October and the fall semester has just started. Football season is only halfway complete, and you might not have even had …
Pat Dayton
May 25, 2020
Jorrie Brettin — North Dakota to Game Design at MIT
Jorrie Brettin — North Dakota to Game Design at MIT
Jorrie Brettin is one of the few kids I met during school that had a smaller graduating class (private schools excluded) than me.
Pat Dayton
May 25, 2020
Becca Harrison — Studying How Science is Done at Cornell (Podcast)
Becca Harrison — Studying How Science is Done at Cornell (Podcast)
Today on the show I interview another incredibly intelligent and interesting person, Rebecca Harrison.
Pat Dayton
May 25, 2020
Larissa Baker — Small Town West Texas to Harvard (Podcast)
Larissa Baker — Small Town West Texas to Harvard (Podcast)
Larissa graduated from high school in Albany, Texas (pop. ~2,000) after which she attended Harvard University.
Pat Dayton
May 25, 2020
Two College Admissions Traps
Two College Admissions Traps
Neither fear the big pond or solely compare yourself to the small pond.
Pat Dayton
May 25, 2020
Sam Parker — Communicating with College Coaches
Sam Parker — Communicating with College Coaches
Sam Parker (MIT 2014) shares his advice on communicating with college coaches at top universities.
Pat Dayton
May 25, 2020
Staying Organized: Never Miss a College Deadline
Staying Organized: Never Miss a College Deadline
Staying organized during the college admissions process can be a daunting process. Here’s some tips.
Pat Dayton
May 25, 2020
Ami Boghani — Essay Advice from a Writer
Ami Boghani — Essay Advice from a Writer
Writer Ami Boghani shares her advice on writing powerful college essays.
Pat Dayton
May 25, 2020
The Vice Admiral from Milaca, Minnesota
The Vice Admiral from Milaca, Minnesota
The story of Vice Admiral Paul E Trimble, a small-town success story.
Pat Dayton
May 25, 2020
Billy Sherrill — Rural Texas to USAFA
Billy Sherrill — Rural Texas to USAFA
Interview with Billy Sherrill who went from small town Texas to the US Air Force Academy.
Pat Dayton
May 14, 2019
Yesenia Chavez — Yale & QuestBridge
Yesenia Chavez — Yale & QuestBridge
Yesenia Chavez went from Johnstown CO to Yale with QuestBridge after winning the Gates Millennium Scholarship.
Pat Dayton
May 25, 2020
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