Roundup of school-specific, undergraduate ADMISSIONS BLOGS

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<p>More seem to be sprouting up……please add links if you know of such a blog. This is by no means an exhaustive list.</p>

<p>I’ve noticed some admissions blogs are hosted by admission staff themselves, sometimes with student blog additions, and some just rely on the students…I find the latter less informative than the former, so I’ve provided two lists below for each type. I am sure there are many many more “official” student-only blogs out there…</p>

<p>Blogs where admissions reps post
Alfred [Alfred</a> University : Admissions Director’s Blog](<a href="Outside of Ordinary | Alfred University)
Babson [Babson</a> College - Admissions Blog](<a href=“http://www3.babson.edu/UG/blog/]Babson”>http://www3.babson.edu/UG/blog/)
Bryn Mawr [mawrmawr’s</a> blog](<a href=“http://www.brynmawr.edu/admissions/blog/]mawrmawr’s”>http://www.brynmawr.edu/admissions/blog/)
Case Western [Undergraduate</a> Admission](<a href=“http://blog.case.edu/admission/]Undergraduate”>http://blog.case.edu/admission/)
Chicago [Chicago’s</a> Uncommon Application](<a href=“http://uncommonapplication.blogspot.com/]Chicago’s”>http://uncommonapplication.blogspot.com/)
Colby [Colby</a> College | News & Events | Colby Blog and Podcast Directory](<a href=“http://www.colby.edu/news_events/feeds/]Colby”>http://www.colby.edu/news_events/feeds/)
Conn College [Anything</a> Admission at Connecticut College](<a href=“http://admissionblog.conncoll.edu/]Anything”>http://admissionblog.conncoll.edu/)
Cornell (engineering) [Cornell</a> Engineering : Engineering Admissions Blogs](<a href=“http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/prospective/connect/blogs.cfm]Cornell”>http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/prospective/connect/blogs.cfm)
Dixie State [DIXIE</a> STATE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS BLOG](<a href=“http://dsc-enrollmentservices.blogspot.com/]DIXIE”>http://dsc-enrollmentservices.blogspot.com/)
Holy Cross [Admission:</a> Not Impossible | College of the Holy Cross](<a href=“http://holycrossadmissionsblog.typepad.com/admissionsblog/]Admission:”>http://holycrossadmissionsblog.typepad.com/admissionsblog/)
Ill Inst of Tech [Illinois</a> Institute of Technology - Undergraduate Admission - Blogs](<a href=“http://admission.iit.edu/blogs.php]Illinois”>http://admission.iit.edu/blogs.php)
Johns Hopkins [Hopkins</a> Insider](<a href=“http://hopkins.typepad.com/]Hopkins”>http://hopkins.typepad.com/)
Lakeland [Lakeland</a> College - Admissions Counselors Blogs](<a href=“http://www.lakeland.edu/admissions/counselors_blog.asp]Lakeland”>http://www.lakeland.edu/admissions/counselors_blog.asp)
MIT [MIT</a> Admissions](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/]MIT”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/)
Olin [The</a> OLINformer](<a href=“http://admissionblog.olin.edu/]The”>http://admissionblog.olin.edu/)
Oral Roberts [Admissions</a> - Oral Roberts University](<a href=“Page Not Found”>Page Not Found)
Oregon State [OSU</a> Admissions Blog](<a href=“http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/]OSU”>http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/)
Providence [Providence</a> College: Scott Seseske](<a href=“http://www.blogs.targetx.com/providence/ScottSeseske/]Providence”>http://www.blogs.targetx.com/providence/ScottSeseske/)
Seattle [SU</a> Communities - Admissions](<a href=“http://community.seattleu.edu/blogs/default.aspx?GroupID=3]SU”>http://community.seattleu.edu/blogs/default.aspx?GroupID=3)
Stevens [Stevens</a> Institute of Technology: Admissions Blog](<a href=“http://stevensadmissions.typepad.com/blog/]Stevens”>http://stevensadmissions.typepad.com/blog/)
SUNY Stony Brook [The</a> Stony Brook Admissions Blog](<a href=“http://sbuchris.blogspot.com/]The”>http://sbuchris.blogspot.com/)
Swarthmore [Swarthmore</a> College | Admissions | Swarthmore Blogs](<a href=“http://www.swarthmore.edu/x15365.xml]Swarthmore”>http://www.swarthmore.edu/x15365.xml)
UCLA [Admissions</a> Blog :: UCLA Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://blog.admissions.ucla.edu/]Admissions”>http://blog.admissions.ucla.edu/)
Vanderbilt [Vanderbilt</a> Admissions Blog](<a href=“http://vandyadmissions.blogspot.com%5DVanderbilt”>http://vandyadmissions.blogspot.com)
Vermont [Admissions</a> Blog](<a href=“http://adms.blog.uvm.edu/]Admissions”>http://adms.blog.uvm.edu/)
Virginia [Notes</a> from Peabody II: The UVA Application Process](<a href=“http://uvaapplication.blogspot.com/]Notes”>http://uvaapplication.blogspot.com/)</p>

<p>note that Bryn Mawr and Conn College appear to have ceased their blogging effort…their blogs are from last season & I could not find any recent activity.</p>

<p>Student-only blogs
Amherst [Am’erst:</a> Amherst College News and Discussion | Amherst College Blog](<a href=“http://www.amerst.com/]Am’erst:”>http://www.amerst.com/)
Beloit [Beloit</a> College Admissions](<a href=“http://www.beloit.edu/~admiss/contact/blogs.php]Beloit”>Contact Us • Admissions • Beloit College)
Bryant [Bryant</a> University - Student Blogs](<a href=“Undergraduate Admission | Bryant University”>Undergraduate Admission | Bryant University)
Colgate [Colgate:</a> Blogs and Journals](<a href=“http://www.colgate.edu/DesktopDefault1.aspx?tabid=1357&pgID=5003]Colgate:”>http://www.colgate.edu/DesktopDefault1.aspx?tabid=1357&pgID=5003)
Cornell [Cornell</a> University - Student Life - Life on the Hill](<a href=“http://www.cornell.edu/studentlife/blogs.cfm]Cornell”>http://www.cornell.edu/studentlife/blogs.cfm)
Dartmouth [Dartmouth</a> Student Blog](<a href=“http://dartmouthstudentblog.blogspot.com/]Dartmouth”>http://dartmouthstudentblog.blogspot.com/)
Messiah [Messiah</a> College: Admissions - Student Blogs](<a href=“http://www.messiah.edu/admissions/blogs/]Messiah”>http://www.messiah.edu/admissions/blogs/)
Michigan [Go</a> Blue Blogs](<a href=“http://www.admissions.umich.edu/blogs/]Go”>http://www.admissions.umich.edu/blogs/)
Mount Marty [Mount</a> Marty College - Admissions - Meet Students](<a href=“http://www.mtmc.edu/admissions/meet/blogs.aspx]Mount”>http://www.mtmc.edu/admissions/meet/blogs.aspx)
Skidmore [Skidmore</a> College: Student Bloggers](<a href=“http://cms.skidmore.edu/student_bloggers.cfm]Skidmore”>http://cms.skidmore.edu/student_bloggers.cfm)
Smith [Smith</a> College :: Student Blogs](<a href=“http://www.smith.edu/admission/blog20/prod/]Smith”>http://www.smith.edu/admission/blog20/prod/)
Stephens [Stephens</a> Student Blog](<a href=“http://www.stephens.edu/students/blog/]Stephens”>http://www.stephens.edu/students/blog/)
SUNY Buffalo [UB</a> Undergraduate Admissions: Blogs](<a href=“http://blogs.admissions.buffalo.edu/]UB”>http://blogs.admissions.buffalo.edu/)
Wesleyan [Wesleying[/url</a>]
Wheaton [url=<a href=“http://wheatoncollege.edu/admission/blogs.html]Wheaton”>http://wheatoncollege.edu/admission/blogs.html]Wheaton</a> College: Admission: Blogs](<a href=“http://wesleying.blogspot.com/]Wesleying[/url”>http://wesleying.blogspot.com/)
Wisc Lutheran [Wisconsin</a> Lutheran College - Admissions Student Blogs](<a href=“http://www.wlc.edu/admissions/index.aspx?id=3653]Wisconsin”>http://www.wlc.edu/admissions/index.aspx?id=3653)
Wright State [Admissions</a> Blog](<a href=“http://www.wright.edu/cgi-bin/admissions/blog/raider_reality.cgi]Admissions”>http://www.wright.edu/cgi-bin/admissions/blog/raider_reality.cgi)</p>

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<p>The MIT blogs include both student blogs and admissions rep blogs, not just admissions rep.</p>

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<p>University of Rochester: [University</a> of Rochester : Forum](<a href=“http://enrollment.rochester.edu/admissions/messageboards/]University”>http://enrollment.rochester.edu/admissions/messageboards/)
Not quite a blog, but Q&A boards, similar to this one, answered by UR staff.</p>

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<p>btw, since I first started compiling this list a few days ago, it appears that Conn College has removed access to their blog archives on the link I posted above…hmmm…guess the new admissions folks don’t like this blogging stuff…any case, here’s April 2007’s postings:</p>

<p>[Anything</a> Admission at Connecticut College: April 2007 Archives](<a href=“http://admissionblog.conncoll.edu/2007/04/]Anything”>http://admissionblog.conncoll.edu/2007/04/)</p>

<p>just change the date in the url to look at each month’s postings.</p>

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<p>Similar to the one Chedva posted, the College of the Atlantic has an Q/A forum.</p>

<p>[College</a> of the Atlantic Admissions Board](<a href=“http://forum.coa.edu/tool/mb/coa_admissions]College”>http://forum.coa.edu/tool/mb/coa_admissions)</p>

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<p>UNC Chapel Hill (admissions staff & students) [University</a> of North Carolina at Chapel Hill](<a href=“http://blogs.chatuniversity.com/unc/]University”>http://blogs.chatuniversity.com/unc/)</p>

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<p>Arkansas (admiss staff & students) [The</a> University of Arkansas-- Office of Admissions HogBlogs](<a href=“http://admissions.uark.edu/blogs/hogblog2.php]The”>http://admissions.uark.edu/blogs/hogblog2.php)
George Mason (admissions staff) [George</a> Mason University — Blogs, Pictures, and more on WordPress](<a href=“■■■■■■■■■■■■■”>■■■■■■■■■■■■■)
LaSalle (admiss staff & students) [What’s</a> Life like at LaSalle?](<a href=“http://blogs.chatuniversity.com/lasalle/]What’s”>http://blogs.chatuniversity.com/lasalle/)
Lehigh (admissions staff) [Jessica</a> @ Lehigh Admissions](<a href=“http://lehighadmissionsjessica.blogspot.com/]Jessica”>http://lehighadmissionsjessica.blogspot.com/)
Illinois (admiss staff & students) [U&lt;/a&gt; of I Admissions: Blog](<a href=“http://blog.oar.uiuc.edu/]U”>http://blog.oar.uiuc.edu/)
Northeastern (admissions staff) [Northeastern</a> Admissions](<a href=“http://nuadmissions.typepad.com/ronne/]Northeastern”>http://nuadmissions.typepad.com/ronne/)
Portland State (admiss staff & students) [Portland</a> State University](<a href=“http://portlandstate.blogspot.com/]Portland”>http://portlandstate.blogspot.com/)
Richmond (admissions staff) <a href=“http://admissionsblog.richmond.edu/[/url]”>http://admissionsblog.richmond.edu/&lt;/a&gt;
Santa Clara (admissions staff) [Undergraduate</a> Admission - Undergraduate Admission Blog](<a href=“http://www.scu.edu/ugrad/blog/]Undergraduate”>http://www.scu.edu/ugrad/blog/)
Tennessee (admissions staff) [The</a> Dean’s Blog, University of Tennessee Libraries](<a href=“http://www.lib.utk.edu/news/dean/]The”>Dean of Libraries Barbara Dewey elected to serve as SOLINET delegate to OCLC - News - News from the University of Tennessee Knoxville Libraries)
Tulane (students) [Tulane</a> University Undergraduate Admission | Meet the Bloggers](<a href=“http://www.admission.tulane.edu/about-us/bloggers.shtml]Tulane”>http://www.admission.tulane.edu/about-us/bloggers.shtml)
Waterloo (students) [Home</a> | Bloggers | University of Waterloo](<a href=“http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/blogging/]Home”>http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/blogging/)</p>

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<p>Dartmouth (students- admiss interns) [Dartmouth</a> Student Blog](<a href=“http://dartmouthstudentblog.blogspot.com/]Dartmouth”>http://dartmouthstudentblog.blogspot.com/)</p>

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<p>My friend is an admissions blogger for MIT- she has a slightly terrifying group of prospie stalkers who follow her to LiveJournal and Facebook.</p>

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Oh, that’s pleasant. D has been asked if she wants to be considered for writing an admissions office blog. I’ll be sure to share.</p>

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<p>Wesleyan senior interviewers blog: [Voice</a>! » Applying](<a href=“Wesleyan’s Blog System”>Wesleyan’s Blog System)</p>

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<p>Great team effort here! I try to keep an updated list of blogs on the bottom of my original blog, but it gets away from me at times. I try to break out the blogs that are “newsletter style” (meaning, they are announcements about campus events) and ones that talk in real time about the application process…but it has gotten hard to keep up with that.</p>

<p>There are loads of vendors offering blog management now and I think they are helping officers that didn’t know much about blogging get involved. It’s nice to see this list grow every year.</p>

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<p>Curmudgeon’s D embracing college admissions in cyberspace? Priceless! Will she be coming to you for advice?</p>

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<p>ffscout, I don’t know anything about it, nor did she, but it sounded like more of a “daily life of a Rhodent” thing. Her advisor is putting her up for it (over some initial “I can’t write” objections of D) because of her “involvement in campus life”. I don’t think it’s “admission’s advice” per se.</p>

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<p>Carnegie Mellon has a student message board. [CMU</a> Message Board](<a href=“http://cmuchat.gotoextinguisher.com/bb/start/]CMU”>http://cmuchat.gotoextinguisher.com/bb/start/)</p>

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<p>“Rhodent”?? I love it!</p>

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Yep. They have fun with the name . D is a member of both Ultimate Frisbee Teams - “Rhodekill” and the ever so dainty “Lady Rhodekill”. LOL.</p>

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<p>Carleton UNIVERSITY (students) [Undergraduate</a> Admissions - CU Blogs](<a href=“Undergraduate Admissions - Carleton University”>Undergraduate Admissions - Carleton University)
Creighton (students) <a href=“https://admissions.creighton.edu/tabid/340/Default.aspx[/url]”>https://admissions.creighton.edu/tabid/340/Default.aspx&lt;/a&gt;
Creighton (admissions message board) <a href=“https://admissions.creighton.edu/tabid/341/Default.aspx[/url]”>https://admissions.creighton.edu/tabid/341/Default.aspx&lt;/a&gt;
Ga Tech (mostly students) [Knowing</a> Changes Everything](<a href=“http://gatechadmissions.blogspot.com%5DKnowing”>http://gatechadmissions.blogspot.com)
Wabash (admissions) [Spreading</a> the Fame](<a href=“http://www2.wabash.edu/blog/admissions/]Spreading”>http://www2.wabash.edu/blog/admissions/)</p>

<p>& Dean J-- thanks for all of your constructive input here on CC and on your blog. Even folks who don’t have UVa in their sights can learn much from your posts.</p>

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<p>Oxford [oxblogster[/url</a>]
by the undergrad admissions director, but appears that he has not kept it current.</p>

<p>Stevens Inst of Technology [url=<a href=“http://stevensadmissions.typepad.com/]Stevens”>http://stevensadmissions.typepad.com/]Stevens</a> Institute of Technology: Admissions Blog](<a href=“http://oxblogster.blogspot.com/]oxblogster[/url”>http://oxblogster.blogspot.com/)</p>

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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/members/college15.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/members/college15.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Discusses the Tufts blog. I didn’t know how to paste the link.</p>