<p>@lost1nth3music: If politics is your passion, then I would be interested to know which books you have enjoyed and why. I always love hearing what students are reading.</p>
<p>bbc420 wrote:
If I think two essays I wrote for one school are really good, and I want to just change each one a little bit and use them for another school, would that be ok? Both prompts are similar. I don’t really want to say what the prompts are because then people might do the exact same thing as me.</p>
<p>Yes, of course that’s okay. If I work for Deerfield, I’m not going to know what you wrote for Choate. Don’t waste time writing additional essays if you can adjust one you already wrote for a different application. Just make sure each essay answers the question/responds to the prompt. Don’t veer off topic!</p>
<p>Regarding writing a story as your response. Hm. Do you mean a CREATIVE story, or an essay that’s specifically narrative in its form? I wouldn’t make up anything, i.e. I would not go the creative/fictional route unless that’s specifically called for. Writing a narrative as opposed to a strict 5-paragraph format is fine, but make sure it’s done well. Make sure you answer the question. Make sure it tells the reader about YOU - don’t make it all about your favorite person. That’s the whole point of the personal essay–for us to learn about YOU. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>@redbluegoldgreen:</p>
<p>The timing of the interview does not matter. In all honesty, I remember the students I interviewed in the summer the best. That might seem counterintuitive to you. It is mostly because the summer is our “slow” season, and I only interview 1-2 students per day, so I can take my time and get to know them pretty well. In the fall/early winter, I interview 3-4 students per day, so I don’t get to spend as much time with each student. However, I take copious notes and write a detailed interview report after each conversation…the length/quality of my interview reports does not vary much between June and January. </p>
<p>At Hogwarts, and I’m assuming at most other places, we only review applications once they are complete. The rule of thumb in the admissions business is, each individual application reader only wants to read each file once. It’s inefficient (especially given how short our reading season is) to have to touch a file multiple times as different pieces come in.</p>
<p>How do you put together your class? How many people read the applications? Do each of them rate the essays, grades, recs, and add up all the scores to pick the class? How would one apply to Hogwarts? Is Hogwarts located in Andover, MA; Deerfield, MA; Exeter, NH; or Lakeville, CT? Great New Year to You and all the anxious moms, dads, and the awesome applicants!!</p>
<p>@pulsar: Hogwarts is located in a secluded region in Scotland.</p>
<p>Do schools send out likely letters like colleges do?</p>
<p>GemmaV-Should Essays be written in print or Cursive? Does it tell about the candidate if he of she writes in print? Thanks!</p>
<p>sorry to nag GemmaV, I realize tat you are probably busier than any of us but could you please answer my question from the last page :)</p>
<p>sorry about that offensive post guys. Just got off my infraction. That was really dumb of me. It wont happen again. </p>
<p>Yes, maddog15 they kicked me out. Can’t blame them though.</p>