The Private School Myth: what actually gets students into top universities.
What separates the students who get in from the ones who don't has almost nothing to do with where they went to school.
WHY YOU NEED THIS
Every year, UK families make the same assumption: that the school badge on the UCAS form is the most important thing. Top universities have said publicly, repeatedly, that it is not. Yet the myth persists because it is easy to believe and hard to disprove without inside information.
In this free webinar, Kevin DuPont and Charan Bansal will show you what the data actually says, what admissions officers at schools like Harvard, Oxford, and Imperial are really looking for, and why the families who understand this early consistently outperform those who don't — regardless of where their child goes to school.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
Four topics that change how you approach the whole process.
01
What actually separates accepted students from rejected ones
The real factors top universities weight, none of which are the school name on the certificate.
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Why the private school assumption is costing families
How the myth shapes preparation in ways that actively work against strong applicants.
03
What top US and UK universities are actually looking for
The profile, the essay, the activities — what matters and how to build it from Years 9 to 13.
04
Live Q&A
Your questions, answered directly by Kevin and Charan.
YOUR SPEAKERS
Former admissions. Senior counselling. Both sides of the table.
Kevin DuPont
Senior Lead, AddedEducation
A former admissions officer at Cornell University, Kevin has evaluated thousands of applications from the inside. He brings firsthand knowledge of what Ivy League and top UK universities actually look for when they read a file, and how to build a profile that reads clearly across both systems.
Charan Bansal
Senior Lead Counsellor, UK
Charan leads AddedEducation's UK counselling and has worked with British families across a wide range of school types. She understands how the school environment shapes a student's preparation and what it takes to stand out regardless of whether a student comes from the independent or state sector.
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Tuesday, 15th July 2026 · 7:00 PM BST · Live Online
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