College Applications: what we wish we knew with Elias and Moriah
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About this livestream
We applied to college and made all the mistakes so that you don’t have to! Join Elias and Moriah (and maybe some surprise special guests) for a fun and open conversation about what to do -- and NOT to do -- when applying to college.
Elias and Moriah will be taking questions from the audience, so come prepared with all of your inquiries about the admissions questions. There are no bad questions, so don’t miss this chance to get great advice from our CollegeVine experts!
Undergrad College: Harvard University '17
Major: Music
Graduate College: University of Michigan, M.M.
Work Experience: Now in my fourth year at CollegeVine, I have helped dozens of students gain acceptance to their top-choice schools and have also advised and mentored thousands more through my livestreams. Apart from my work at CV, I am also a professional conductor and a multi-instrumentalist. I currently serve as the music director of the Apollo Ensemble of Boston, and I have led symphonic concerts and operatic productions throughout the United States.
My Admissions Story: Initially interested in pursuing a career as a performing cellist, I applied almost exclusively to music schools with dual and double degree options and ultimately enrolled in the Tufts University/New England Conservatory Dual Degree Program. Unhappy with the combined program and worried I'd never feel like I was fully a student at either school, I logged back into CommonApp.org in October of my freshman year. I can't say I went about the transfer process in the smartest way (I only applied to two schools!), but Harvard miraculously accepted me (or 'excepted me' as I wrote in a celebratory Facebook post that day - no one ever let me live that one down), and the rest was history.
