College Coach Mentionables: News & Events Elizabeth Heaton Reveals in USA Today the 4 College Application Mistakes Written by Zaragoza Guerraon October 20th, 2012 Prior to joining College Coach, I spent part of my career as director of admissions for the Boston Conservatory, where I oversaw overall recruitment and auditions for students interested in music, theater, and dance. I spent most of my admissions career, however, as an admissions officer for two institutes of technology. As an associate director of admissions at MIT, I directed overall recruitment and yield activities as well as international, transfer, and special student admissions. I also served as an assistant director of admissions for Caltech, where I handled specialized student recruitment and reviewed domestic and international student files. Learn More About Zaragoza college admissions advice, college applications, College Coach Expert, Elizabeth Heaton, explores “4 ways to guarantee you won't be accepted.” To find out how you can avoid some of these application mistakes, read her blog post in today’s USA Today. Related Resources Read | Posted on September 24th, 2020 College Coach Partners with Bloomberg Philanthropies to Reach NYC High School Students Read | Posted on September 3rd, 2019 Our Day with PeerForward Read | Posted on May 14th, 2019 Introducing the College Coach Alexa Skill!