Demonstrating Interest to Colleges

Demonstrating Interest to Colleges December 21 It is essential to demonstrate interest to colleges. Tufts will deny students who show no interest in Tufts who they think may get into Harvard (photo credit: Chensiyuan). Demonstrating interest to colleges is extremely important. When youre single and go on a date, expressing too much interest can be a bad thing. You want to play it cool. You dont want to give away all your cards right away. You want the person youre on a date with to wonder: Does she like me? Does she want to go on another date with me? Am I too boring? Should I have brushed my hair a different way? Its that kind of second guessing that works wonders in the dating world. Its part of the psychology of dating. But this approach does not and we repeat does not apply to highly selective college admissions. You cannot leave colleges guessing as to whether or not you actually like them, as to whether or not youll matriculate if admitted. You must demonstrate your interest in colleges and, to do this most effectively, youve got to show rather than tell. You need to visit these schools. You need to write extremely specific Why College essays. The Why College essays of our students are, of course, outstanding. Any Why College essay than can be repurposed for multiple colleges is, by its nature, not effective as any admissions officer can see right through that. They know that you can just substitute their schools name with another schools name with a simple cut and paste. Sometimes, students accidentally even leave in the name of another school in a Why College essay. Oy vey is right. Colleges want students who will attend. Their yield matters to them. Weve had students who have earned admission to Harvard, Yale, and Princeton who we told werent going to get into Penn and Tufts because they didnt visit. And, sure enough, thats happened. If Tufts suspects that you  will get into a school such as Harvard and if youve never visited Tufts theyll deny you admission or waitlist you in the Regular Decision round. It happens all the time. Tufts is proud. And so too is every highly selective college. So show your interest and show it the right way. We help our students do this all the time. If interested in our help, fill out our consultation form  to get started. While we are not currently offering free consultations as the deadline for Regular Decision applications draws near, its the way to initiate  learning about our services. And, while youre here, read about the Interest Quotient.