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NVM ... That Application is Just Too Annoying!
Sally_Rubenstone
CC Admissions Expert 3198 replies1122 threads CC Admissions Expert
Recently a high school senior told me that he decided not to apply to a (formerly) front-runner college because he hated the essay options. “Not only did the application look like a big pain at a time when I was already burned out from doing other applications," he explained, “but also the essay prompts made me wonder if the college was really such a good fit for me after all, if this was what was important there.”
Over the eons, I’ve certainly heard tales of many students who eliminated once-loved colleges because the application seemed like too much work or was annoying in some other way.
How about YOU ... did you cut a college from your list because of the application itself?
130 replies Over the eons, I’ve certainly heard tales of many students who eliminated once-loved colleges because the application seemed like too much work or was annoying in some other way.
How about YOU ... did you cut a college from your list because of the application itself?
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Replies to: NVM ... That Application is Just Too Annoying!
On the other side of things, there were a few colleges I DID apply too because there was little to no work required at all (Washington College)
I can understand if a homeschooler has few "outside validated" grades, but our son will have 30+ dual enrollment credits, very solid ACT scores, etc. His standardized test scores are not tippy top, but they're good enough to qualify for merit scholarships at a multiple schools.
I created a document for one of our schools that laid out all of his homeschooling courses, the basics for each course, etc.; we did not write a paper on our homeschooling philosophy et al.
We just have application fatigue at this point.
My son did not want to jump through the FSU hoops mentioned above, but Dad insisted.
Good for that senior tho! Vote with your feet. Sadly, the folks making the prompts probably don't represent the school much overall:(
I had already been on the fence anyway, however.