Do super selective schools really read your essays etc?

KKmama
Thu, 27 Nov 2014 00:08:28 +0000

EC’s are not ranked high on the admissions criteria . The school first wants to see if the applicant can handle the academics of college, and then uses the EC’s and essays to determine which of the qualified students will help to make up the desired incoming class - a mix of athletes, volunteers, creative type people, etc. So generally, the EC’s and essays are used to narrow down all of the acceptable students into the final choices.

Apply to a selective school or two, but be sure to apply to some that are less selective as well.