Inside the room during college admission (youtube video)

Applying to College
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<p>[Inside</a> the Room During a College Admission Decision - YouTube](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI7LvDzlShY]Inside”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI7LvDzlShY)</p>

<p>lol… I just found and watched this 2 min video and honestly it’s really interesting.</p>

<p>Since this video shows Amherst, I guess many prestigious unis do similar process.</p>

<p>So…I guess it goes like that.

  1. They divide apps into geographical regions
  2. 2 ppl read and weed out rejections according to academic stats (GPA,SAT), and qualified apps move on to 2nd round
  3. More people gather in 2nd round and choose either accept/waitlist more based on essays,ECs… (interesting family story helps here according to video :stuck_out_tongue: )</p>

<p>and I know this can’t be generalized, I guess AP scores ARE considered in admission…</p>

<p>AND it seems like interesting personal (family) stories play huge important role here…</p>

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<p>The process is specific to one school.</p>

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<p>Watch this panel discussion from Jan. 2013 with admissions officers from a bunch of colleges including Harvard, Tufts, MIT, BU, UMass Amherst. It’s long but very detailed!
Go to this site and put the title “What Colleges Really Want”
[onDemand</a> - LexMedia](<a href=“http://www.lexmedia.org/ondemand.html]onDemand”>http://www.lexmedia.org/ondemand.html)</p>