Demonstrating interest to schools not visited?

Mwfan1921
Wed, 18 Dec 2019 15:11:54 +0000

It would be helpful if you named the schools, but here are some ideas your S can/should do:

-sign up for the schools’ email list. Open emails, click on the links

-follow schools on social media: instagram, snapchat, facebook, twitter

-sign-up for an interview, if offered–many schools have alums doing local interviews and/or AOs doing skype interviews

-participate in a facebook (or other medium) live streamed informational session run by the school, typically one has to register, not all schools do these but they run the gamut from financial aid processes to admissions questions to student panels.

-reach out to the AO with a question that is not easily answered by a web search. I would not reach out to an AO to explain about adding the school late. Any AO email should be short and sweet. They do not want to open an email and see 30 lines of text.

-attend any additional college fairs where he might connect with the AOs

-Write well thought out supplemental essays, the “why us” ones are very important in terms of demonstrating the applicants fit according to what the school is looking for.

Good luck.