Beyond College Applications: Choosing Activities with Intention
Anyone who works in college counseling has gotten a question about what “looks good” on college applications; if my child takes up fencing at twelve or gives up piano for the oboe would it make them stand out to selective colleges? When I am asked, I usually respond with “it’s possible, but if it didn’t
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Waitlists: How Covid-19 Is Changing the Admissions Game
In a normal year, guessing about whether colleges will offer admission to students on their waitlists (and how many) is a shot in the dark. With covid-19, waitlists are even more unpredictable. We are living in unprecedented times, which means we can’t easily look to history to give us a sense of what will happen
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Waitlists: What to Know and How to Approach Them
What are waitlists? Every year, most colleges create a waitlist—a kind of admissions limbo. If you’re offered a spot on a waitlist, it means you haven’t been accepted yet, but you could be offered admission later, typically in the spring or summer, if space becomes available. Why do colleges use waitlists? Colleges use waitlists
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