We here at Life After Visi love to report on breaking college admissions news! Princeton and Harvard eliminated their Early Decision and Early Action deadlines back in 2006 (for students applying for the fall of 2007). Since then, they have both offered only one Regular Decision deadline.
On the heels of UVA's announcement that they will offer an Early Action plan last year, Harvard and Princeton have both announced that they will offer Single Choice Early Action to students next year (EASC for short). Under this plan, students can apply by November 15th and receive a decision by December 15th. The catch? Because of the "single choice" language, students will not be able to file any other Early action or Early Decision applications. Note that you will not be committed to attend Harvard or Princetion if admitted under the EASC plan, but you are prohibited from applying elsewhere until the Regular Decision round.
Your college counselor will not only help you create a balanced list of colleges, but will spend a great deal of time advising you about the "best" and most strategic deadlines for your college applications. You will soon see that colleges have a dizzying area of "decision plans" (EDI and EDII, EA, EASC, Priority, Interim, Rolling) and they do not always give clear information about which students are best suited for which deadline. Do not fear...we will help you sort it all out. Are we having fun yet?
Filed by TSM
Monday, February 28, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
An Exciting and Unique College Experience!
Thinking about Columbia University? Thinking about studying abroad? Thinking about applying to colleges outside of the USA?
We had a visit yesterday from an Admissions Representative from the Dual BA Program between Columbia University and Sciences Po (one of Europe’s most distinguished universities). She filled us in on an opportunity for a global undergraduate experience - an opportunity to experience French Culture and take advantage of all that New York City has to offer. You would begin your studies in a small, close-knit college in France and then spend your last 2 years fully immersed in the General Studies program at Columbia. The best part is that you will finish with two bachelor’s degrees and will be guaranteed admission to a Sciences Po graduate program! You mig
ht be thinking to yourself, "but I don’t speak any French." No problem! For dual degree students, courses at Sciences Po are taught in English with additional instruction provided in French.
This is a great opportunity to study at two world-renowned universities and be prepared to engage in the global community as you enter the workforce! For more information, check out www.gs.columbia.edu/sciences-po or talk to your college counselor.
Filed by KMH
We had a visit yesterday from an Admissions Representative from the Dual BA Program between Columbia University and Sciences Po (one of Europe’s most distinguished universities). She filled us in on an opportunity for a global undergraduate experience - an opportunity to experience French Culture and take advantage of all that New York City has to offer. You would begin your studies in a small, close-knit college in France and then spend your last 2 years fully immersed in the General Studies program at Columbia. The best part is that you will finish with two bachelor’s degrees and will be guaranteed admission to a Sciences Po graduate program! You mig
ht be thinking to yourself, "but I don’t speak any French." No problem! For dual degree students, courses at Sciences Po are taught in English with additional instruction provided in French.This is a great opportunity to study at two world-renowned universities and be prepared to engage in the global community as you enter the workforce! For more information, check out www.gs.columbia.edu/sciences-po or talk to your college counselor.
Filed by KMH
Friday, February 11, 2011
6 Things For Juniors To Look Forward To
I ended with a preposition didn't I? Don't tell the English department.
I know that February seems like a long, cold month so let's count the exciting programs coming up for juniors this semester!
I know that February seems like a long, cold month so let's count the exciting programs coming up for juniors this semester!
- College Night on February 17th! We've put together a panel of terrific college representatives who also happen to be incredibly witty and clever speakers. We promise you will enjoy this evening. Hope to see you all there!
- Jesuit College Fair on March 10th. This is a rare occasion when the colleges come to YOU. We will host a mini college fair of excellent Jesuit colleges during lunch on March 10th. The colleges represent a range of geographic locations (doesn't California seem nice right now?) and selectivity. Even if you are not considering Jesuit schools, we hope you will attend this fair to practice the art of talking to a college representative.
- Spring Break - can't come soon enough.
- April 13th - This is the big one. The Independent School College Fair at American University is your chance to meet and impress lots and lots of college reps (usually over 100 schools are represented).
- April 14th - Career Day and Ring Ceremony. This duet is one of the best parts of the spring semester for juniors. And not just because you don't have to wear your uniform.
Let's look out the window and imagine April for a moment. Okay, back to work!
Filed by TSM
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
A Friendly Note From Duke University
Not to be cynical, but I thought I would just fill you all in a friendly postcard Duke sent in the mail today. The front of the card is a gorgeous picture of Duke in the spring, and it says "Admissions Update: Spring 2011."
On the back is a friendly four paragraph note from the Dean of Admissions about the number of applications they have recieved and what sounds like an early apology for the low number of acceptances.
Here is paragraph two, "We'll end up with over 29,500 applications this year - over 3,000 more than last year and almost 9,000 more than three years ago.Our entering class will include just over 1700 students, 640 of whom have been chosen already in our Early Decision process. That leaves roughly 28,000 applications for fewer than 1100 places in the class."
A quick note on that last sentence. Please remember that whenever you hear colleges reference the number of applications vs. places in the class, they are not telling you how many students they will accept. While there are only 1100 places in the class, Duke (and all colleges) have to accept many more students than they have room for. Even at a college as excellent as Duke, not every student they admit will select them, so colleges typically accept at least twice as many students as they have spaces for (some will admit three or four times the number of spaces they have in the class.) It would be much clearer if colleges would publish information that tells you: We have 47,000 applications, and we will accept 10,000 students (even though there are only 2200 places in the class).
Juniors: I am giving you this information to help you make sense of the mind boggling statistics that colleges will throw at you during information sessions. Also, it's an FYI if you are planning to apply to Duke next year.
Seniors: I am just passing along what's on my desk to your desk.
On the back is a friendly four paragraph note from the Dean of Admissions about the number of applications they have recieved and what sounds like an early apology for the low number of acceptances.
Here is paragraph two, "We'll end up with over 29,500 applications this year - over 3,000 more than last year and almost 9,000 more than three years ago.Our entering class will include just over 1700 students, 640 of whom have been chosen already in our Early Decision process. That leaves roughly 28,000 applications for fewer than 1100 places in the class."
A quick note on that last sentence. Please remember that whenever you hear colleges reference the number of applications vs. places in the class, they are not telling you how many students they will accept. While there are only 1100 places in the class, Duke (and all colleges) have to accept many more students than they have room for. Even at a college as excellent as Duke, not every student they admit will select them, so colleges typically accept at least twice as many students as they have spaces for (some will admit three or four times the number of spaces they have in the class.) It would be much clearer if colleges would publish information that tells you: We have 47,000 applications, and we will accept 10,000 students (even though there are only 2200 places in the class).
Juniors: I am giving you this information to help you make sense of the mind boggling statistics that colleges will throw at you during information sessions. Also, it's an FYI if you are planning to apply to Duke next year.
Seniors: I am just passing along what's on my desk to your desk.
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