Checking Portal Often to boost chances

ucbalumnus
Wed, 08 Nov 2017 00:22:19 +0000

An article a few years back noted that Lehigh used portal checking as a means to see the “level of applicant’s interest”, waitlisting an applicant who did not check the portal: http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2013/04/06/Inside-the-admissions-process-at-Lehigh-University/stories/201304060155

Of course, applying ED shows interest in the strongest way possible, so that may not be much of a concern there. But for non-ED schools, you may want to check whether they use “level of applicant’s interest” (common data set section C7 or admissions tab on college’s entry on http://www.collegedata.com ). If so, occasional checking of the admissions portal may help there. Also, if you get email from the college, viewing the images may confirm to the college that you read it to add “interest” indications.