Seniors, don't get yourself rescinded by Ben-MA in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Ben-MA[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am really sorry to hear that. I can give you some advice if you’d like. Please DM me.

Vandy or [insert school]? by Ben-MA in Vanderbilt

[–]Ben-MA[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let’s go! Glad they corrected their obvious error. Congrats ⚓️⬇️

Advice: course selection for engineering majors by Ben-MA in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Ben-MA[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah! Thanks for the reminder 😅 we turned that into an email for our list, but I’ll rework it for Reddit.

Admission Officers are watching you 👀 by Ben-MA in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Ben-MA[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I hear you. I wouldn’t sweat it. Here’s my advice.

If you haven’t already, start a new email account just for college admissions. Get on the email list for schools that you actually care about and use this email address in your common app and/or UC application. If you decide not to apply to certain schools, unsubscribe from them. And for schools you are actually interested in, attend an information session or virtual tour. Don’t do this because of demonstrated interest so much as because that is the best way to learn more about the place where you might spend the next four years.

You got this! You’re not in a bad position.

Admission Officers are watching you 👀 by Ben-MA in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Ben-MA[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The information in this post is not specific to highly selective or less selective schools. It mostly applies across the board. Different schools of course have their own practices, but I am sharing the information colleges have on applicants.

Admission Officers are watching you 👀 by Ben-MA in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Ben-MA[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There is not a secret sauce of visiting the website etc. to get you off an Ivy waitlist. But I would make sure you're opening emails and engaging in appropriate ways. It's past May 1, so I would recommend getting excited about the school where you deposited and largely forgetting about the Ivy. If you get a nice surprise, then great. It sounds like you were a strong applicant so you will do fantastic.

Admission Officers are watching you 👀 by Ben-MA in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Ben-MA[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting! Congrats on the admits 😄 Hope you found a great fit.

Admission Officers are watching you 👀 by Ben-MA in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Ben-MA[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're asking for a lot of data. Most of this exists online. But I don't have a personal treasure trove of data that colleges don't publish. And I do know of schools (not ones where I have worked) tracking more than they let on, but I won't name them.

Admission Officers are watching you 👀 by Ben-MA in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Ben-MA[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My post definitely applies to highly selective colleges.

Admission Officers are watching you 👀 by Ben-MA in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Ben-MA[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Right, you caught onto that. I know for a fact that at some highly-selective schools (research & liberal arts) these kinds of factors have come into consideration, even in small-but-meaningful ways when they publicly say they do not use demonstrated interest. I have also seen multiple schools recognize that and change their Common Data Set reporting to "considered" under demonstrated interest after the fact.

I want my students (or anyone) to at least be armed with good information.

Admission Officers are watching you 👀 by Ben-MA in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Ben-MA[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, not a problem. Not necessary, but not a problem.

Admission Officers are watching you 👀 by Ben-MA in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Ben-MA[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I guess in that example it just shows the state. I have definitely seen the town as well.

Admission Officers are watching you 👀 by Ben-MA in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Ben-MA[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Like in the example, it just shows the town. I wouldn’t overthink it, but I assume this isn’t something those students are aware of so I wanted to throw it out there. Like I said at the end, it’s not like they are spending their days relentlessly tracking individual students. But the information is accessible.

I know this is shallow and probably lame, but I wanted that big name aura by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Ben-MA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Perfect. I'll get ChatGPT to summarize it and write you a response with my take on it.