Do I have a shot at EA?

gibby
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:47:36 +0000

What many “chance threads” don’t understand is that all selective colleges (Yale included) are looking for “character” – and that cannot be gleaned from a laundry list of accomplishments and stats, such as yours.

“Character” is an old fashioned word that means the way you develop your inner qualities: intellectual passion, maturity, social conscience, concern for community, tolerance and inclusiveness.

Admissions Directors access character through what your teachers write about you in their recommendation letters, as well as your guidance counselor’s SSR report and your essays.

So, what are your chances for EA? As good as anyone’s I guess, but SO MUCH depends on what others write about you, as well as how your essays come across.