Demonstrating interest to schools not visited?

TimeFlies2
Sat, 21 Dec 2019 17:53:02 +0000

Appreciate this discussion, thank you.

Turns out he already knew and has been following his picks on Instagram. He has met reps at college fairs though he is hesitant to email them even with a legitimate question (for one case).

His path has been slower than many. Slow to take school seriously so GPA is not stellar. Slow to figure out potential majors, or what he’s looking for in a school. It’s all good, we could not be prouder of where he is now, but he’s also been a little slow to get into the game of college admissions. (side note: IMO it is unrealistic for some 16/17 year olds to have a developed idea of what they are doing in life!)

Now he has to convince some reach schools that he’s never visited that he’s a good fit and his “meh” GPA is not reflective of his future potential. He’s one of these applicants where SAT scores are better than GPA.

He’s already been accepted to two safeties, so now it’s onward and upward.