Corinne Smith

Dr. Corinne Smith is a former Ivy League admissions officer with 15+ years of experience in higher education. Corinne completed her BA in Political Science and Sociology as well as her MS in Higher Education at Northwestern University. She also holds a Doctorate in Education through the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Corinne spent 12 years working in undergraduate admissions at four highly selective institutions: Yale University, Brown University, Northwestern University, and the University of California. During her eight years at Yale, Corinne covered admissions territories across the U.S. and around the world, voted in hundreds of admissions committees, and oversaw all domestic recruitment. In addition to her work as an admissions officer, Corinne has served as a consultant for the Caltech admissions office and is the co-author of the College Essay Journal: A Mindful Manual for College Applications. Throughout her time in admissions, Corinne covered both domestic and international admissions territories. Her domestic territories included: California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming. Corinne's international territories included: the United World Colleges, Canada, China, Greece, Russia, South Korea, Turkey, southeastern Europe, and the Middle East.