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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Thinking About Fit When Applying to College

A few weeks ago, Forbes featured an article focusing on what questions to think about before beginning a college search. The article examines the core of what a student should consider at the beginning of a college search – big picture questions — which often tend to be overlooked:

“Do you want to go to college? Why? What do you want from your educational experience?”[1]

As important as it is to dig deep into the foundational reasons for wanting to attend college, the self-reflection shouldn’t end there. Once you have determined that college is the right next step, it’s equally important to unpack the ways in which a college may or may not fit.

What is fit? Fit refers to how well a school matches the person you are and who you want to become. It refers to everything from the academics available to student organizations to location to diversity.

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