Two students with the same 1520, the same transcript and the same activities are not facing the same admissions office if one lives in Montana and the other in Texas. Matt, a UChicago Former Admissions Officer, puts the numbers on screen: how your state, your intended major and your high school shape your odds before a reader opens the file.

What You’ll Learn:

Three factors are already working for or against your student before the application is read. This hour shows you where they sit and what to do about it.

MEET YOUR HOST

Matt read applications in the University of Chicago’s admissions office and has since guided hundreds of families through selective admissions, from recruited athletes to artists to business-minded students. As Chief of Staff at InGenius Prep, he built this research with our Co-Founder and CEO, Joel, which is where the tables in this session come from.

Matt earned a degree in Philosophy from Grinnell College before he worked as an admissions counselor at the University of Chicago. He evaluated applications from domestic and international students and worked with the admissions committee to determine student enrollment. Other related experiences include college counseling at the American Farm School in Thessaloniki, Greece, international college counseling with a focus on Chinese students, and volunteer alumni interviewing for Grinnell College. His academic background in philosophy has helped him explore multiple interests including entrepreneurship and business, and mentoring students with focus on inquiry, exploration, and goal achievement.