<p>-how long do the top colleges spend on an applicant, 2 hrs? a few days?</p>
<p>-do colleges verify your creditials? if so how? ex. if you say you had a job for 4 years, or have a black belt.</p>
<p>thank you</p>
<p>15 minutes, yes or no, move on.</p>
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<blockquote> <p>do colleges verify your creditials?<<</p> </blockquote>
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<p>Why do you ask? This would be a concern only if you were contemplating lying about your credentials. If you get caught in a lie they will revoke your admission if you've already been accepted; they will kick you out if you have already enrolled; and they will revoke your degree if you have already graduated.</p>
<p>i asked because i want to learn more about the application and admission process. its not a concern, but maybe a precaution for when they question my credentials. so ill be ready.</p>
<p>15 minutes seems steep. I hope they don't only glance over your GPA/SAT's and plop you in a seperate pile. I'm sure they would verify credentials only if they were something really big...black belt or job for 4 yrs isn't big. If you said you won something nationally renowned...then they definitely will. Either way, you shouldn't falsify your credentials because if its small...it won't help you much and you could possibly risk getting caught.</p>
<p>Do the math....when DS applied to Boston University, they had over 20,000 applicants. It is very clear that there is a process to go through these. From what I understand, there is an initial look...and this doesn't take long. The applications are sorted into possible and not possible piles. The possibles are then reviewed looking at more specifics. But the reality is that with that many applications mostly being processed between the end of January and the beginning of April, there can't be a LOT of time spent pouring over each item. And yes...at some schools the first sort DOES come on the basis of GPA, SAT, etc...stats.</p>
<p>ouch...so yah I def got rejected from my ED school. My GPA was lower avg and SAT's far below it.</p>
<p>On average its actually 45 minutes i dont know where 15 came from...</p>
<p>Your essays are read by more than one person in some cases as well as your application.</p>
<p>Of course.. if you have a GPA of 2.0 or 500 on the new sat--i think 15 minutes hould be more than enough.</p>
<p>So the first round its a full overview? Or just SAT/GPA and eliminate those w/ drastically low scores? I doubt they get rid of applicants w/ a lil below avg SAT/GPA because then URM wouldn't factor in...</p>
<p>I don't have any "inside info" on this...but if a student is not within the range of typical students for a school...my guess is that their essays do not get read at all. In other words, if your stats are quite a bit lower than the projected acceptances, it would take a very short time to review your application. However, there are some schools that do not put as much stock into the stats...especially the SAT optional schools....and I would think they would look more thoroughly at the WHOLE application.</p>
<p>hmm thumper then lets take NYU Stern for instance...how do people w/ 3.6 UW GPA's and 1260-1280 SAT's get in? Those SAT's are well below the AVG...and those people I know aren't even URM...</p>
<p>whats so bad about a 3.6 gpa? our school is weighted and unweighted, and a 3.6 unweighted is an A-.</p>
<p>extenuating circumstances....unique personal experiences...</p>
<p>these could be possibilities. they could also be legacy.</p>
<p>thumper, My son applied to one sat optional school, and I know his sat score, as well as his gpa were very very important. I know this b/c my S interviewed and my S told me how important his sat scores were to them. They still publish sat scores of those that submit (they get published in the college guides). My son submitted his scores.</p>
<p>pari...I'm not talking about kids who are below the average....I'm talking about kids who are NOT within the ranges of accepted students at all...and there are students who apply to every college who are in that range.</p>
<p>By NOT in that range you mean drastically out of it? If the school's avg GPA = 3.6UW and u have a 3.0 or below? And School's SAT avg = 1350 and u have <1100?</p>
<p>Pari, I think you have many qualifying applicants with gpas differing by this much. The reason is b/c not all hs are of the same caliber (in addition to not all classes within the schools are equal). I believe that student with an A in an Algebra class in one hs, may get a C for the same class had he/she taken it at another hs.</p>
<p>Good point NEmom, so then I don't see how the adcom review applications</p>
<p>I only wish I had the answer! Actually, I do think that b/c of my post above, the sats are important. It will help a college know where there is grade inflation.</p>
<p>I have always wondered-what if your school SAT average is pretty bad (like 1000 or so), yet you got a 1320? Would it look better to get a 1320 in a below average public school than in a top private school?</p>