Demonstrated Interest at LAC's

jack
Sun, 02 Oct 2005 10:32:52 +0000

Moot: Take this for what it’s worth: I am consistently amused by the insistence on these boards that students must exhibit serious interest in LAC’s, or you can forget an acceptance. My own kid applied to 9 schools, and she neither visited nor had alumni interviews at 4 out of those 9, and she was accepted at all those. And among that 4 was one, a very well known top LAC, that clearly states they do not offer merit scholarships, offered her a very nice merit scholarship with the acceptance. Interestingly, she didn’t visit the school, didn’t interview with anyone, and she completed only the 1st part of the application and never sent in the fee.

So…you know…for every person who says you have got to show demonstrated interest, there’s another out there who didn’t and didn’t have a problem. I do know that at one school, my daughter telephoned them because she felt she should do an interview. The interview was not required, however, and the admissions office actually said that the interviews really mean nothing, that they are meant for the student if the student has questions that can’t be answered on the web site or catalog, so not to worry about it.

Despite what you consistently read on these boards, my opinion is that if you are an outstanding student/person, this will come across in your application (with scores, gpa, EC’s, recommendations). I also believe that one must be an excellent writer.

Hope that helps. And please remember… this is just our experience and my opinion…