Tag: college admission

There is something that every college applicant can do to improve their chances of getting into the first choice college.  According to college admission counselors, beyond improving SAT scores this activity is more important to the admission decision than guidance counselor recommendations, teacher recommendations, or even extracurricular activities.  It is called “demonstrated interest”.   So let’s discuss the concept of demonstrated interest and describe how one goes about showing it.

Basically, demonstrated interest is showing some form of formal interest in a college.  The main ways are through taking an official campus tour and interviewing on the campus.  However, at some colleges, any contact you make with a school goes in your file, and the more “touches” you make the more serious of an applicant they feel that you are.  “Touches” are activities like contacting [...]