An Ivy League whisperer shares her best advice for wealthy parents to get their kids into an elite college
Former admissions dean Drusilla Blackman advises wealthy parents to focus on family communication and individual student identity rather than following neighborhood trends. She argues that personalized approaches are more effective for Ivy League admissions than copying the strategies of others.
Why it matters
The advice highlights the high-pressure nature of elite college admissions and the common pitfalls affluent families face when navigating the process.
Drusilla Blackman is the founder of Deans of Admissions. Deans of Admissions Drusilla Blackman knows how wealthy parents can get their kids into elite colleges. The admissions guru says to ignore the neighbors, make time to chat, and don't run the show. The former Harvard and Columbia dean of admissions said children need to figure out who they are. Many wealthy parents obsess about getting their kids into a great college, believing it will set them up for life. Drusilla Blackman specializes in helping them achieve that goal. Blackman, a former dean of admissions at Harvard and later Columbia, is the founder of Deans of Admissions, a group of former admissions executives who advise families on how to land their children at top-flight universities in the US and Britain.
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