Hey all. I’m a senior who applied to many private colleges including Tufts, Grinnell, Oberlin, Vassar, and a few more. I recently received my high school department award for AP English Language and Literature. Do you think I should send this to colleges this late, either by emailing my regional admissions officer the information or faxing the award? It has a short statement on it from my teacher about me that says why I am a great English student, etc. Is this worthwhile to send to these colleges? I have a 3.83 UW GPA, 4.2 W, and 2110 SAT-- 750 reading 790 writing and 570 math. (math is not my “forte”) Superb ECs and a powerful common app essay (I was told). Should I bother sending this info and if so, how should I communicate it to the school admissions offices? Thanks!
Unless your accomplishment is a national or international award, I wouldn’t bother updating.
No, I don’t think it is noteworthy enough
Only if you were deferred ED from one of them, and only to that one.
I disagree. Demonstrated interest counts for a lot at these schools (unlike at HPYMS)- so taking the time to update them is a way of demonstrating on-going interest. It certainly won’t hurt -a worst it’s neutral. I also think this is an opportunity for you to tell whichever school is your first choice that if they offer you admission and you can afford it, you will come (but only if it’s true, of course). Schools also care a lot about their acceptance rates so you can make it easy on the one you really want to hear good news from.
And congratulations, by the way. I assume you got a letter of rec from this teacher?