M7 or T15 in round 2? Building a school list you won’t second-guess
The outcome many M7 candidates quietly dread is getting into a safer school, accepting the offer, and spending the next 2 years wondering whether the top choice was ever possible. That concern shapes round 2 school lists in ways candidates rarely notice until decisions arrive.
Some candidates apply only to the M7 and treat every top 15 program as a concession. Others add T15 schools as insurance without asking whether they would actually enroll. And some build their list around admit rates, then realize after decisions that the list never reflected where they wanted to be.
This session is designed for round 2 candidates weighing M7 and T15 programs who want a school list they will stand behind when the decisions come in.
During the session, we will discuss:
- How committees at M7 and T15 programs read the same candidate, and where the difference between those reads is larger or smaller than candidates assume.
- Why a school added purely as insurance can quietly weaken the applications you care about most.
- What separates a school list built around real choices from one built around fear of the outcome.
Susan Berishaj, founder of Sia Admissions, will walk through the school list decisions candidates most often regret after round 2 and what those regrets tend to have in common.
Register to submit your questions in advance, attend live on Thursday, October 15 at 10:00 a.m. ET, and receive the replay directly in your inbox.
To get support building a round 2 school list around where your profile has its strongest case, book a strategy consultation with Sia Admissions.
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