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Think about coaches and teams (Reply to this comment)
by dsinope
If you're planning ahead, look at your target schools and what coaches they have that can recruit you. For example, all the Ivy League have fencing teams - and not enough fencers. Do adequately at the HS level, have grades and scores that are "good enough" and the coach can get you in - especially if you aren't asking for a scholarship out of his budget.
Also consider changing your name. This sounds extreme, but we tested it in the 2005 admissions cycle. We sent out the same applications under various names - stereotypically Jewish (Hanna Goldstein) Black (Khalima Jackson) Hispanic (Margarita Rameriz) and WASP (Kathy Williams) to the to 15 schools. These fictional applicants had 3.7 GPAs. We did not create SAT scores, we only created transcripts. We used very bland, generic essays
None of the Goldstein applications were accepted. Williams got 2, Rameriz got 6, Jackson got 8.
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Sep 22 '07
3:32 pm PDT
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Re: WOW! (Reply to this comment)
by GuruGirl
Thanks for the encouraging words. In regards to the part about not taking challenging classes, I do not mean that students should not challenge themselves. I merely meant that they should be realistic about what they can handle and what they can't. I am relating this from a personal experience of mine.
I went into college and took the hardest class schedule, not being realistic about it. I ended up with a 2.3 my first semester. I wish that i had taken the classes which were less difficult in name, and then worked extra hard in them if they seemed to easy. You don't want to be playing catch up all the time. And, your grades will benefit from it.
thanks,
elysha
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Sep 07 '00
7:55 am PDT
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WOW! (Reply to this comment)
by AinsleyJo
It's certainly different applying for college now than it was when I did so during my senior year (1970-71)!
This is a very creative report with a lot of great ideas. The only one I disagree with is the one about taking only the classes that are easy for you so that you'll end up with an impressive transcript.
To get a true education, you need to challenge your mind at times--even if it lowers your grade average!
I filled out an application, and one of the questions was how I came to apply for that particular college (called Indiana Central College at the time and now called University of Indianapolis).
I told how this student representative from there had come to speak to our church youth group way back when I was still in Jr. Hi. (ICC/ICU/UofI is a private, Christian university), and I really liked what he had to say and had come to the conclusion that Indiana Central College was "just what the doctor ordered."
Well, I was pretty unconventional and got on the bad side of our older (around the age I am now, would you believe!) Dean of Women who came to the conclusion that I was several sandwiches short of a picnic lunch!
So she took me aside one day and told me that she wanted to ask me about something I'd said in my application.
"You wrote," she began, " that Indiana Central was 'just what the doctor ordered.'"
At this point, her voice took on this sort of quality that was high-pitched, hushed, and breathless all at the same time. "Tell me: Which doctor ordered it?"
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Sep 07 '00
6:19 am PDT
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