| jonri
That was the best explanation of the US college admissions process (at least at schools that practice holistic admissions) I've ever seen. Great examples and the analogy to casting a play really hit home.
And of course FIND A SAFETY YOU CAN LOVE!
I took this seriously even though my son had everything a college would want except athletics. Of the 20 campuses we visited, 6 were in the safety range given his profile and another 8 or more were probably matches. I told him he needed to pick his favorite one or two of the safer schools and then the rest was up to him. He came up with the most intelligent list because at every school on that list, it was likely that the admissions committee would be looking for someone just like him, though we couldn't be sure that the most selective ones would accept him. And the 2 safer schools he selected had EA, so we knew early that he'd have somewhere good to go. |