Dan Lundquist, vice president for
admissions, has developed a “Dean's Promise” for those in the college search
that “guarantees [students] they will get into [their] best college.”
Among his bits of useful advice:
— Applicants should redefine
“best college” to “right college for me.”
— For most students there is not
one perfect college. Feel buoyed by the variety of options, rather than
oppressed by competition and process.
— Apply Early Decision only if it
is true love … not to “get it over with” or game the system.
— Students control two-thirds of
the process, by choosing where to apply and where to attend. Colleges only make
admission decisions.
— Don't forget the “heart
factor.” Consider the objective criteria — academics, size, location, and cost.
But your choice also needs to make you feel: “This is home.”
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