{"id":465,"date":"2017-01-27T09:02:46","date_gmt":"2017-01-27T14:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/?p=465"},"modified":"2017-01-27T09:02:46","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T14:02:46","slug":"admission-officers-offer-advice-to-prospective-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2017\/01\/27\/admission-officers-offer-advice-to-prospective-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Admission Officers Offer Advice to Prospective Students"},"content":{"rendered":"
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High school seniors across the country are kicking their college search into high gear.<\/p>\n

What should they focus on as they work to submit their applications?<\/p>\n

This summer, The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>\u00a0asked dozens of admission professionals about the advice they\u2019d like to give prospective applicants.<\/p>\n

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Responses included:<\/p>\n

\u201cEssays can help an admission committee better understand the individual and how he or she will add to the campus community. They are also an opportunity for us to evaluate a student\u2019s ability to communicate through the written format. Whether you major in physics, history or business, you\u2019ll need to write and be able to share thoughts and ideas with your professors and fellow students.\u201d<\/em>
\n\u2014 NACAC member Tim Wolfe, associate provost for enrollment and dean of admissions, College of William & Mary (VA)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cConcentrate not on being the best candidate, but on being the best person. Pay attention to what is going on in the world around you. If you do those things, not only will the world be a better place because you\u2019re in it, your greatest admissions worry will be choosing which college to pick from.\u201d<\/em>
\n\u2014 NACAC member Martha Blevins Allman, dean of admissions, Wake Forest University (NC)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cNothing is more important than a high school transcript showing strong academic performance in a solid curriculum. We want to admit students who will persist to college graduation, so knowing that you can do the work starts with a thorough review of high-school performance.\u201d<\/em>
\n\u2014 NACAC member Ken Anselment, dean of admissions and financial aid, Lawrence University (WI)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you had a bad semester or a bad year, and your cumulative GPA doesn\u2019t reflect your ability or your overall high school career, still apply, but talk about the decline in your grades in your application. It is a pet peeve when we see an anomaly in grades and the student never addresses this. Tell us what happened and how you turned it around.\u201d<\/em>
\n\u2014 NACAC member Toni Riley, director of undergraduate admission, Illinois Institute of Technology<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cKeep in touch with us. Students who keep in touch with us themselves build better relationships with our admissions counselors. Getting to know students on a personal level is one of our most rewarding experiences and really helps us to advocate for you when it\u2019s time to make offers of admission.\u201d <\/em>
\n\u2014 NACAC member Meaghan Arena, vice president for enrollment management, State University of New York at Geneseo<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Read the full story<\/a> and check out \u00a0student and parent resources on NACAC’s National College Fairs webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Admitted writer\/editor Mary Stegmeir welcomes additional comments and story ideas at mstegmeir@nacacnet.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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