- Tuesday, August 12, 2025
- 12:00 AM CUT
- Zoom
Aiming for the Ivy League? Start freshman year.
The choices you make in your first year of high school can determine whether you stand out when it’s time to apply to the Ivy League.
In this free webinar, a Former Northwestern Admissions Officer and Crimson Strategist will walk you through the exact steps freshmen should take to set themselves up for success at the most competitive universities in the world — including MIT, Stanford, and the Ivy League.
What you’ll learn in this session:
- How to use freshman year to create a strong foundation for your dream schools.
- The key academic choices that matter most to top admissions officers.
- How to build extracurriculars that show leadership, initiative, and real impact.
- The hidden factors that make applicants memorable.
- Real examples of what successful Crimson students did starting freshman year to gain Ivy League offers.
- A 4-year roadmap to stay ahead of the competition and avoid common mistakes.
Plus, our speaker will answer your questions LIVE throughout the presentation.
Meet Your Speaker: Drew
Drew is a Former Admissions Officer at Northwestern, where he served for almost four years in a team that evaluated over 40,000 applicants.
He has worked in the college admissions space for over 7 years, helping dozens of students achieve success in their college search process.
Students working with Drew have gained admission to the top schools in North America including Princeton, Yale, Johns Hopkins, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago, Dartmouth, Cornell, Northwestern, all UCs (including UCLA and Berkeley), and more.
Secure your spot!
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1,300+
Offers to the Ivy League
3,400+
Offers to US Top 15 + Ivies
7,500+
Offers to the US Top 50
3,200+
Offers to the UK Top 10
How Crimson Works
Crimson Education is the world’s most successful US/UK university admissions support consultancy. Our services are based on our belief that every student deserves individualized support in every aspect of their application(s) from a team of highly specialized experts who are graduates from the very universities our students are aiming for.
From university selection strategy and standardized test prep to essay support, extracurricular mentoring and interview practice — we leave no stone unturned, making sure your application stands out above the crowd and increasing your odds of acceptance to the Ivy League and other ultra-competitive universities by over 675%.
