unofficial school visits, tours, demonstrated interest

kjs1992
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 20:28:02 +0000

@jmtabb some great stats for your daughter! In our case, the coach(es) automatically did the pre-read after they go the initial read done. Pre-read was done in July. I would certainly ask before/in June, because then depending on where you are and when school gets out, you’ll need to get her transcript out - late June/July is normal here for that in the Northeast. I agree - registrars get busy…I’m in the school - yes. Yes, they do! What @gointhruaphase said is absolutely true for timing - graduates come first, then incoming seniors on the pecking order.

We found out in August that our S had the greenlight from admissions to apply ED1. And…here’s the cautionary tale from our Accepted Students Day recently:

So, S applied ED1 and was admitted in December. What I want to share is that even if you’re given that “slot”, even at a highly selective LAC, I would caution anyone from assuming that your app goes into a different pile and stamped “Admitted” with little time taken to peruse the application by Admissions. They’re still reading your app…and closely (I always hoped that was true).

We found this out because at the presentation by the Dean of Admissions, he highlighted 3 essays/applications of admitted students. The 3rd happened to be my son’s. On the ride home my son said that he felt further validated that it just wasn’t swimming that got him in, but that they actually took the time to consider the essay he took time to write and they still looked at the rest of his app. The Dean met with my son and me later in the program and told S it was quite the memorable essay.

So, moral of the story is, still take time to write the good essay. Still take time to take care with the application. Even though Admissions tells the coach “yes”, there are schools that still want to make sure…and that makes me feel even better about where my son will now spend the next 4 years of his life…

Best of luck to you! Sounds like you’re daughter will have some great options!