What is a Former Admissions Officer Review?
A Former Admissions Officer (FAO) review, involves FAOs from the Ivy League and other top schools such as Stanford, Duke, UChicago, Caltech, UCLA, UC Berkeley and more reviewing your application it as if they were sitting in the admissions office. The FAO, upon reviewing your application, will provide:
A Headline Summary
This summary covers how your application will be viewed by an admissions officer at the school the application relates to. The FAO will provide key takeaways for you to review.
An Academic Assessment
The FAO will assess your academic performance as evidenced by your grades, standardized testing, and your 'intellectual curiosity'.
Extracurricular profile
The FAO will review your activities profile for breadth, depth, leadership, initiative, and impact, with suggestions for improvement.
Personal Statement
Review of your Common App and/or UC Personal Essay, making suggestions on your expression of intellectual curiosity, quality of writing and theme.
Supplemental Essays
Review of a student’s supplemental essays assessing writing, theme and the demonstration of 'fit' for that specific university.
Overall Competitiveness
Insight on the overall competitiveness of the application, based on the FAO’s professional judgment and knowledge of the college's typical applicant pool.