Why avoiding highly competitive schools is a winning applications strategy

Rintu
Sun, 06 Nov 2022 07:47:31 +0000

To be honest, if the family has limited resources to fund 4 years of college education and the student doesn’t have outstanding credentials, the first criterion for selection remains the Cost of Attending College. The other factors that influence the selection strategy are the availability of the preferred course/major, the scope for changing the major/ doing a double major, class sizes, location, and campus setting. Prestige comes much later. However, the strategy could entirely be different for an outstanding student with excellent ECs, or for students whose parents can fund the education without any constraints.