<p>Tis the season- brotherly love and all of that!</p>
<p>I believe the reason the question gets “asked” in the first place is to answer the preverbial question “what are my chances”, usually asked by those who are in the marginal ranks of the application pool. In that, include all three aspects of admission qualifications.</p>
<p>I was told, several moons ago, that those with the “thickest file” have the weakest case, and I will add to that, those who are insecure about theirs are the ones asking the question in the first place. All understandable.</p>
<p>But to each I would state the following:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>In the end, it doesn’t matter. Admissions is competetive, so be prepared to compete with YOUR best.</p></li>
<li><p>If your packet does not represent YOUR best, then do what you can do to address the areas that need work. Even if it is YOUR best, continue to strive to make it better.</p></li>
<li><h1>2 is in your control. Everything else is NOT. No amount of calculations, speculation, worry or fret will change that, therfore, continue to focus on #2- everything else is a waste of your time, no matter where you apply.</h1></li>
</ol>
<p>It matters not how many open up an application file- what matters is that YOU open one, YOU complete it- 100% - and that you do so TIMELY. When you have completed that, make sure you do the same for your backup schools- and make sure you have those. When you have finished that, get back to the business at hand - which is your studies- graduation from HS is still a basic requirement last I looked.</p>
<p>As for “what are my chances…???”
They are 0% if you do not complete that application.
Everything from there only improves that number.</p>
<p>Happy New Year!</p>