Once upon a time (aka, just a few years ago), the word was out that the heft of an envelope from a college admissions office was a big hint as to what their admission decision was for you. The bigger the envelope, the better the decision! While a few colleges still send out decisions by [...]
February, 2010 To: adMISSION POSSIBLE Juniors √ Begin putting together your college list. If you need help with this, complete the adMISSION POSSIBLE College Selection Questionnaire on The Checklists page of admissionpossible.com: http://admissionpossible.com/check-lists/ With a list in hand, start researching colleges by reading the various guidebooks, such as The Fiske Guide, The Insider’s Guide, and/or [...]
February, 2010 To: adMISSION POSSIBLE Seniors Here are some suggestions for dealing with your college acceptances: DECIDING WHICH COLLEGE IS THE BEST ONE FOR YOU General Information • Some acceptance letters have conditions tied to them: be sure to check for this Deciding On One • If you have been accepted to your college of [...]
What You Need to Know About Developing Relationships With College Admissions Offices Did you know that some colleges have computer programs that track how much contact individual students have with them? And did you know that this tracking could later on influence whether or not they get accepted? This is one of those pieces of [...]
Standing Out From The Application Crowd At Selective Colleges Do you know what it takes to have your application stand out from other applicants? It’s no secret that most selective colleges and universities have to deal with more academically qualified applicants than they can possibly admit. By academically qualified, I mean your test scores, the [...]
The late Loren Pope, former education editor for the New York Times, devoted his life to writing about and researching admissions issues, as well as visiting hundreds of college campuses. His conclusion as a result of all this was, “The most important quality a college can possess is a faculty whose first priority is teaching [...]
May, 2009 To: adMISSION POSSIBLE students and their parents From: Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A COLLEGE The late Loren Pope, former education editor for the New York Times, devoted his life to writing about and researching admissions issues, as well as visiting hundreds of college campuses. His conclusion [...]