Maybe I’m doing something different, but I thought using College Navigator to look at CDS would show which schools profess to care about demonstrated interest. But when I look under the admissions tab for a particular school, “level of interest” isn’t shown.
Is there a different place to find that?
Thanks for any help.
Go on the college’s CDS directly. Table C7
That’s an obvious answer I should have thought of. Thanks.
I know in the past I have used College navigator because it is easy to quickly look at something for multiple colleges, which is less tedious than Googling “X College CDS” and then scrolling down to the page I want.
I’m 99% sure College Navigator used to show that, but the list I see now under admissions is much shorter than it used to be.
Collegedata has the tables on the main page, but doesnt always have the “demonstrated interest” column
It is collegedata.com , not the nces.ed.gov College Navigator, that has a subset of CDS information.
Under the “admissions” tab for each college is a table of the CDS C7 criteria with the college’s answers (if any). “Level of Applicant’s Interest” is one of the rows.
Here is an example: https://www.collegedata.com/college/American-University/?tab=profile-admission-tab
Thanks @ucbalumnus
This information can also be found in Naviance, if you have access to that.
But, @ucbalumnus , as I mentioned in my post #3 above yours about the collegedata site, it often does not have the demonstrated interest in what it lists in its CDS info. IMP better to go right to the college’s CDS. Collegedata is often a year behind.
Interesting that you mention the delay issue. I wouldn’t think it would be that important for finding demonstrated interest, but it can be. The reason I was searching for the data this morning was that I saw conflicting information about Emory. Both that demonstrated interest was not considered at all, and that it valued demonstrated interest as a very important consideration.
It turns out both were correct, but the timing matters. A different head of Admissions a few years ago took it from a major consideration to one that is not considered at all.
D still is opening emails, etc. just in case. But I feel less pressure to hop on a plane and spend a long weekend in Atlanta just so she could check that box.
I know some folks dislike my nag, but it’s easier to accept that most good holistic colleges want you to demonstrate interest.
BUT it’s not as easy as opening emails (tho one should.) The higher the tier, the more it matters that you demonstrate- or show- your interest and understanding in the app and supp. What ECs you list, supp questions, even the LoRs you choose. You show or not in how you have matched yourself, some idea what matters. That’s not just saying how much you want them, either.
That also can show less competitive targets you’re not just using them as a safety.
@lookingfoward I think you are correct.
That’s part of why the apps take so much time to do correctly. As an extreme example, the Cornell rep said sometimes in the “Why Cornell?” supp sometimes applicants misspell Cornell as H-A-R-V-A-R-D. That’s a good way to show you don’t care.
I do think it is important for the application to be very clearly tailored to the school. Ideally if D sends out 10 apps, 10 readers will think they must be her top pick. And that she is a great fit for them.
My concern is that for some schools checking the box seems to matter. So I want to make sure she gets that box checked if at all possible.
But honestly I don’t know. She is my #3, but #1 wanted a non-selective school, and #2 was a recruited athlete. So even though this is my third time around, getting into a selective school WITHOUT coach help is a new experience for me. Feel free to point out any errors you think I am making. Because I’m sure I am making some.
Thanks.