Beyond the Rankings: Finding (and Getting Into) the Best Universities in the U.S.

Rankings make comparing universities easier. However, rankings are not the only measure of education quality and cannot tell how well a college will serve the needs of individual students. There are over 4000 colleges in the U.S. which are all different in terms of faculty, mix of students, environment, programs, facilities, financial resources, and many other factors. Rankings are oversimplified that a number is used to represent the true values of a college. Choosing a college is an individual decision which should be made based on student’s needs. Students can only find their best fit universities and plan their own admission strategies by looking beyond the rankings.

This informative seminar aims at helping parents to understand the limitations of the university ranking systems, other quality parameters of university education and the admission requirements of the quality US universities, thus enabling them to identify the best universities for their children and make their own admission plans.Dr. Montgomery will share the updated information and his experience in working with different students in the seminar.

Topics that Dr. Montgomery will cover:

1. University ranking systems – meanings and limitations
2. Indicators of higher education quality
3. Identifying the best US universities
4. Admission realities of top universities
5. Spoken and unspoken admission requirements
6. Planning a personalized admission strategy

Mark A. Montgomery, Ph.D., President of American Academic Advisors, is an experienced educator, academic administrator, admissions expert, and youth mentor. He has extensive experience in higher education in his various capacities with the University of Denver, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Harvard University and Yale University. He has played different roles in the education sector ranging from high school teacher, college professor, associate dean to professional education consultant.

Dr. Montgomery has helped students from Hong Kong, China, the US, and many from around the world to achieve their educational goals since 2007. He earned his BA from Dartmouth College and his PhD from Tufts University. He was also a Fulbright teacher in France.