5 Common Mistakes When Choosing Reach, Target and Safety Schools
- Zoom (Online)
Is Your College List Setting You Up for Success — or Stress?
Too many students chase only “dream schools.” Learn how to balance reach, target, and safety choices — so you end up with great options when results come out.
Hi, I’m George, a Harvard & UCL alum who’s guided hundreds of students to offers from top US universities such as Yale and UPenn. I’ve seen even strong applicants miss out because of a weak school list strategy. In this workshop, I’ll show you how to avoid the five biggest mistakes students make when building their US lists, and how to create a balanced plan that still reflects your ambitions.
In This Interactive Workshop:
- The five biggest mistakes students make when building reach, target, and safety lists.
- How to tell reach, target, and safety schools apart — and what a balanced, data-driven list actually looks like.
- How to identify great-fit universities beyond the rankings.
- A live worksheet activity to start refining your own list.
- How to apply this strategic mindset to UCAS choices in the UK.
- How Crimson’s strategic approach helps students boost their admissions chances by 2–10x through smarter school selection and positioning.
Register Now!
After completing the form below you will receive an email from Zoom with your link to join the webinar on 18/11/25 at 6:30pm (GMT).
Meet Your Speakers
George B.
Harvard & UCL Alum
George earned his Sociology degree from Harvard and an M.Sc. in Public Policy from UCL, graduating on the Dean’s List. Since 2016, he’s helped hundreds of students earn offers from top US and UK universities, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Oxford, and Cambridge. Known for his expert guidance and personalised approach, George helps each student build a strategic, well-balanced application.
Rebecca P.
Regional Director, Crimson UK and Europe
Rebecca has 15 years of educational experience in Publishing, EdTech and Admissions. She has previous experience in other global education companies, serving as Publishing Director, eLearning Director, and Digital Director. Rebecca is a mum to two teenage boys at school in the UK. Rebecca has advised hundreds of students from the European and African regions on US and UK university admissions.
George B.
Harvard & UCL Alum
George earned his Sociology degree from Harvard and an M.Sc. in Public Policy from UCL, graduating on the Dean’s List. Since 2016, he’s helped hundreds of students earn offers from top US and UK universities, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Oxford, and Cambridge. Known for his expert guidance and personalised approach, George helps each student build a strategic, well-balanced application.
Rebecca P.
Regional Director, Crimson UK and Europe
Rebecca has 15 years of educational experience in Publishing, EdTech and Admissions. She has previous experience in other global education companies, serving as Publishing Director, eLearning Director, and Digital Director. Rebecca is a mum to two teenage boys at school in the UK. Rebecca has advised hundreds of students from the European and African regions on US and UK university admissions.
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KCL
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Yale
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Harvard
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Columbia
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UPenn
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Brown
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Dartmouth
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Cornell
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Princeton
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Stanford
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MIT
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Duke
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UChicago
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Johns Hopkins
24 Offers to
Caltech
364 Offers to
UC Berkeley
338 Offers to
UCLA
204 Offers to
USC
167 Offers to
Oxford
215 Offers to
Cambridge
242 Offers to
LSE
320 Offers to
Imperial
623 Offers to
UCL
664 Offers to
KCL
382 Offers to
Oxbridge
160 Offers to
Northwestern
115 Offers to
Yale
117 Offers to
Harvard
241 Offers to
Columbia
312 Offers to
UPenn
164 Offers to
Brown
78 Offers to
Dartmouth
215 Offers to
Cornell
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Princeton
163 Offers to
Stanford
44 Offers to
MIT
192 Offers to
Duke
120 Offers to
UChicago
135 Offers to
Johns Hopkins
24 Offers to
Caltech
364 Offers to
UC Berkeley
338 Offers to
UCLA
204 Offers to
USC
167 Offers to
Oxford
215 Offers to
Cambridge
242 Offers to
LSE
320 Offers to
Imperial
623 Offers to
UCL
664 Offers to
KCL
382 Offers to
Oxbridge
160 Offers to
Northwestern
How Crimson Can Help
Applying to top universities is a difficult task which is why so many students seek external support in addition to the guidance offered at school. Our tailored programmes pair each student with a team of expert mentors, guiding them through every step, from university selection to essays and test prep. By joining this webinar, you’ll have the chance to qualify for a 1:1 meeting with an Academic Advisor to assess your candidacy and learn how Crimson helps students boost their admission chances by 2–10x.
