From a Colby Student: Stop Asking for Chances

<p>I work in the admissions office as a tour guide (my statements here do not represent Colby or Admissions), and I have to say the Colby accepts people from all walks of life. There is no way that the answers to "chance" questions here will be completely accurate. I think it would be to your benefit to apply if YOU think you can get in and just wait and find out. The admissions counselors will make the best choices for the best fits. What will happen will happen with time, and the "chance" threads will not change that. I think it would be a good idea to spend the time working on essays and relaxing.</p>

<p>Charlie</p>

<p>not to be annoying, but didn’t you just reply to someone’s “chance” thread a couple of days ago and gave them advice? I’m not trying to be a jerk, I’m just saying…and I personally don’t base my application on what random people say on forums about my probability, it’s just a good backing to get somewhat of an idea of admissions, especially with useful things that may be different about Colby (e.g. maybe they weight essays heavily, maybe they care more about test scores, etc.) because every school is different</p>

<p>I did provide advice. Much of it was to say relax and wait for time time to take its course.</p>

<p>I have a quick question- According to Princeton Review character/personal qualties are considered very important when weighing applicants. How does Colby determine these? From the interview, because interview is listed as only important?</p>

<p>The interview can be important. I did not interview, but I go to Colby, so it is not essential. Where the interview helps is with borderline cases, or when there is something you would like to explain better on your application, or when you want to explain something that could not go on the application. I would recommend an interview, we have some great people at the admissions office. Don’t freak out if you don’t have one though.</p>

<p>Additionally, these qualities will be determined from your teacher recommendations (which I feel are some of the most important parts of the application), counselor recommendations, and also from looking at your activities and how involved you are with them. The essays are a good place to talk about the last one. I used my common application essay to discuss my work as a firefighter/EMT in my hometown and how it gave me a wonderful sense of my community.</p>

<p>Also, this is not meant to be a mean-spirited thread. I am just a straightforward guy and tell it like it is. Guys the hardest part of the process is the wait, don’t kill yourselves worrying about chances like I did, it is not worth it.</p>