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August 1 was the launch day for the Common App 2023-2024 as well as the first cycle since the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling. As a result, many colleges are changing their supplemental applications to reflect the shift and have introduced new essay prompts this year, many of which are clearly linked to the Supreme Court decision.  Many highly selective colleges, including the Ivies, have already revised or added supplemental questions which range from direct references to the Supreme Court decision to broader questions about an applicant’s cultural background and lived experiences.

Examples: This year, Harvard removed a previously optional essay prompt on its supplement and replaced it with five required short-answer questions.  Brown University modified its PLME question and now has seven Brown (the college) supplement questions rather than three the previous years. 

WHAT’S THE RESULT: increase probability of mistakes and rejection for students who are unable to navigate essays and their college admissions profiles.  I predict that many top students, after years of hard work and without expert advice, will simply be rejected as failed applicants.

Dr. Lowe and his team have been and is currently participating in conferences and seminars with Ivy League and BS/MD program admissions officers regarding what colleges are doing with supplemental essays in response to the US Supreme Court decision prohibiting race-conscious affirmative action and how admissions officers are responding to it.

Dr. Lowe, therefore, is aware and possesses the cutting-edge and knowledge of what successful strategies students should use to write meaningful and convincing college essays to increase their chances of acceptance to Ivy League and BS/MD programs.

Dr. Paul Reginald Lowe is the managing director of Pinnacle Educational Center Admissions Advisors Group network.  He and his team of admissions advisors, through the admissions affiliate, BS/MD Admissions Advisors, help high school students get accepted to BS/MD programs. As a result of his continuous clients’ acceptances into BS/MD programs, his clients have considered him: BS/MD Admissions Guru.

Our BS/MD Admissions practice is specialized: Dr. Lowe and his team ONLY work with parents who understand that the BS/MD admissions process is highly competitive and thus desire help from an admissions expert. They appreciate the value and investment in paying for expert advice consisting of a detailed and ongoing comprehensive admissions advisory service for their child’s dream of becoming a doctor.  He also specializes in helping international students in the BS/MD process. Parents who chose to use our services want to call their son or daughter – “Doctor” when they are seniors in high school.