<p>its a bit old, but i thought it was a really good read. completely wasn't what i expected. maybe things will be a bit different now that stetson isn't the dean anymore? This just leaves me feeling even more confused on what they're looking for. </p>
<p>High</a> drama in the office of admissions | csmonitor.com</p>
<p>wow. I'm surprised at how essays and teacher recs are not even discussed sometimes. I can't believe that location can play such a big role, too. Scary.</p>
<p>interesting article.....thanks.</p>
<p>Yeah, I really hope it changed too. Not discussing essays and teacher rec...that's ridiculous. they can never correctly evaluate a student and that's going to hurt the college too in the long run...admitting the wrong people, rejecting the right people. AO'd better change if it hasn't already.</p>
<p>this article kinda reminds me of a chapter in harry bauld's college essay writing book except more shocking. thanks for it.</p>
<p>"Ms. Jackson begins by reviewing plaudits for a high school senior. Like each of Penn's 16 regional directors, she has spent at least half an hour on each application, checking test scores, class rank, recommendations, extracurricular activities."</p>
<p>1998.. better days. 13% acceptance rate at harvard, 29% at penn. they're both pretty much half that now.</p>
<p>thanks for the link. it was actually a really interesting read</p>
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<li>A highly motivated white male from Illinois who wants to attend the Wharton School of Business. Penn gets a number of applications from his school. He is in the top 5 percent of his class with high ACT scores. But his class rank is relatively low. Nothing else distinguishes him."</li>
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<p>He's in the top five percent of his class, but his rank isn't high enough? How the focus has shifted towards personal/subjective qualities.</p>
<p>That or being from a Magnet school with nonweighted GPAs has altered the way I view class rank as a serious barometer of academic ability.</p>
<p>how does a computer possibly evaluate a student? it says the computer evauluates everything, writes a blurb, and assigns a number to the student. Hows that possible?</p>
<p>that's it. i'm going to be rejected. <em>weeps softly</em></p>
<p>bulldoghopeful, as I came from the same area, I would expect he attended a very large high school not unlike mine. My graduating class was 1,017, so top 5% in my class would be a relatively big number in terms of rank. Not saying I don't agree with your point, just stating what it might mean.</p>
<p>Some people must have recognized themselves in this article (like the first admit and the denied girl). How weird and harsh (for the latter) must that have been..</p>
<p>I'm actually kind of happy about the emphasis they place on geographic location (Applicants from my country are quite rare).</p>
<p>fyi, this thread has a number of other "inside" articles linked, mostly LACs but a few universities, too:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/419701-collection-articles-inside-admissions-process-selective-lacs.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/419701-collection-articles-inside-admissions-process-selective-lacs.html</a></p>
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"One of the letters or recommendation says she has a really strong interest in bioethics and he thinks it's a nice match for her. But he goes on to say that she handed in late work. He thought that was OK because it was honest and it was her own work. But nevertheless, I don't think it's an excuse for handing in late work in high school.
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Wow dude, what the hell... what kind of prick teacher would write "hands in late work" for a student that they supposedly care about?</p>
<p>LOL good question. It is truthful but really that's not cool.</p>