This is one of the more commonly known facts about college admission offices. Admission officers review your application for a fraction of the time you spend writing it. At the point an admission officer receives your file, everything is organized (and sometimes summarized). This only barely remedies the time crunch admission officers face.
In fact, facing […]
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The Time Factor
Posted by ivyadmin on February 23rd, 2008 | 1 comment
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Who are admission officers? (part 2)
Posted by ivyadmin on February 18th, 2008 | comment here
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One of the most important things to keep in mind when pitching yourself is, ‘who are you pitching yourself to‘? Who are you trying to get to buy? Most students imagine the mysterious folks working in admissions are clever and insightful intellectuals who have studied at elite institutions. This is often not the case. In […]
Who are admission officers? (part 1)
Posted by ivyadmin on February 15th, 2008 | comment here
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There seems to be a consensus in splitting admission officers into two general groups: Temps and Lifers. First, lets talk about Temps. These are usually recent graduates. Admission officers try to hire students who have just attended their college, because of their sense of the school’s student body gained from experience. Temps often look at […]
Re: How do colleges know so much about my school?
Posted by ivyadmin on February 12th, 2008 | comment here
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The most common source of information is the High School Profile. Usually sent out by guidance offices, this form provides basic facts for admission offices. It will list information such as class size, course offerings, ranking procedures, and test scores. If the school does not rank students, the High School Profile may give distributions […]
Financial Aid - International Students
Posted by ivyadmin on February 10th, 2008 | comment here
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For students coming from within the United States, Ivy League admission offices are need-blind. That means they do not look at how much money you will need in order to attend when deciding on your application. This policy, until recently, did not extend to students coming from abroad. Candidacy, like at non-Ivy League schools, was […]
Compensating for weakness in one subject
Posted by ivyadmin on February 8th, 2008 | 1 comment
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User MJ wrote: “I am an incredibly strong student in English classes and even stronger in Social Studies…However, when it comes down to Math, I am relatively weak. I constantly struggle despite good efforts…I understand that it is better to take Honors Courses and get a B (or less) than a regular and get an […]
Geographical Advantages
Posted by ivyadmin on February 6th, 2008 | comment here
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User fultaz asked: “I’m from New York, and I heard that it is easier to get into the Ivy League if you are from a state less competitive state like Maine. Do they really cap the number of people they accept from each state?”
It is true that the Ivy League is interested in garnering a […]
Grades
Posted by ivyadmin on February 5th, 2008 | comment here
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User Acting up! wrote: “I wanted a rough overview of the type of grades one needs to get, in order to get into an Ivy League school”.
This is quite a large question, and I don’t believe there is any single line that can be drawn where grades are “good enough” for one to get into […]
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- The Time Factor This is one of the more commonly known facts about college admission offices. Admission officers review your application for a fraction of the time you spend writing it. At the...
- Who are admission officers? (part 2) One of the most important things to keep in mind when pitching yourself is, 'who are you pitching yourself to'? Who are you trying to get to buy? Most students...
- Who are admission officers? (part 1) There seems to be a consensus in splitting admission officers into two general groups: Temps and Lifers. First, lets talk about Temps. These are usually recent graduates. Admission officers try...
- Re: How do colleges know so much about my school? The most common source of information is the High School Profile. Usually sent out by guidance offices, this form provides basic facts for admission offices. It will list information such...
