<p>Yeah I know this topic may have been poste x100000000over9000</p>
<p>But not recently. </p>
<p>Sooooo how much does demonstrated interest affect admissions in the ivied</p>
<p>I've been doing extensive research forthe past 2 summers totAling >450 hrs as well as volunteering at thir hospital for 40 hrs. Will this affect admissions at all?</p>
<p>Thanks for answering</p>
<p>Depends on the school. Cornell and UPENN would value extreme dedication such as an Early application. HYP don’t care b/c they know they’ll win out in most head to head battles with other Ivies.</p>
<p>Your ECs are valuable for you. Congrats. They are standard for typical Ivy applicants.</p>
<p>Thanks. Any other opinions?</p>
<p>if you and another student are equal on almost every level and let’s say that you showed interest and they did not, then your chances are bumped up.</p>
<p>This is dealt with in Q C-7 of the Common Data Set – in which colleges rate admissions factors as either being “Not Considered”, “Considered”, “Important”, or “Very Important”.</p>
<p>I’ve found the CDS for 7 of the 8 Ivys (Couldn’t find Columbia’s)</p>
<p>Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Yale and Penn claim that Level of Applicant’s Interest is “Not Considered”</p>
<p>Princeton claims it is “Considered”</p>
<p>Brown claims it is “Very Important”.</p>
<p>^ hmmm… interesting. I wonder if that ranking is accurately carried out by the schools?</p>
<p>at first i thought you meant you spent 450 hours researching this question, and i thought, wow that’s some dedication</p>
<p>then i saw your username and i elected not provide a helpful answer</p>
<p>in all seriousness: it depends on the school.</p>
<p>once you have a list of schools you’re looking to apply to, check their websites/ask during info sessions/shoot over a few emails to find the answers on an individual basis</p>