The Psychology of College Tours

Regular readers of our college admissions blog know that the science of psychology quite frequently works itself into our posts. After all, highly selective college admissions is — in our view — a psychological science. It’s about persuading admissions officers to want to root for you. It’s about doing all … 

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Demonstrating Interest in Colleges

Demonstrating interest in colleges matters big time in highly selective college admissions. One of the most common mistakes that students make when applying to highly selective colleges is that they don’t show these colleges they love them. Remember the HBO series, “Tell Me You Love Me”? The title applies to highly … 

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Interest Quotient in Admissions

We’ve discussed the Interest Quotient on the pages of our college admissions blog before. And yet so many students and parents just don’t seem to understand the importance of the IQ. A couple of years ago, we had a student who gained admission to Princeton and Yale in the Regular … 

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Visiting Universities

There are pluses and minuses to visiting universities over the summer months. The big minus is that at most universities, the majority of students aren’t around during the summer. Sure, there are exceptions. At Dartmouth, for example, sophomores are required to spend their summer on the Hanover, New Hampshire campus. … 

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Showing Interest in College Admissions

Showing interest in college admissions is important. Don’t understand what that means? It means that colleges want you to love them. Think of college admissions as a lot like dating — but in college admissions, there’s no benefit to playing hard to get. Colleges want students who want them back. After … 

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Summer College Visits

With summer approaching, you’d think it would be the perfect time to go and visit colleges. Students have a couple of months off from school. Their schedules are emptier. They’ve got the time and the weather is nice! But summer college visits are not a great idea. A number of … 

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College Admission Statistics

Harvard University once again will likely have the highest yield, an important college admission statistic for rankings.

Ivy League Interest

Expressing interest in a university can often prove essential to gaining admission to that university. Colleges want to know that if they like you that you’ll like them back. Why? Because yield is a key component of the “US News & World Report” rankings. Colleges want to admit applicants who … 

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