by Dallas Simms, The University of Virginia , '17
Deferred. Often the grey area that rarely gets discussed, deferred isn’t a yes or a no. Rather, it’s a slap in the face that feels much more like a no than a yes. The admission counselor read my application and wasn’t impressed. They shrugged their shoulders and threw...
by Alexis King, University of Florida, '17
Growing up, the college of my dreams was the University of Florida located in my hometown of Gainesville, Florida. They had this commercial that they used to run that asked the question: “When did you become a Gator?” then shows various scenes of students graduating,...
by Alexis Montes, University of Rochester, '15
Surely, most current high school seniors are lacking finger-nails right about now. In less than a month, admissions decisions from hundreds of colleges around the country and around the world will be delivered into mailboxes. I remember this time last year too...
by Lauren A. Mayo, University of Georgia, '15
One year ago I was a high school senior stressed about the college application process. As you narrow down your list of colleges and begin (or continue) the application process I would like to give you some advice. Firstly, dream big, My mother always encouraged me...
by Alexis Montes, University of Rochester, '15
“I’m applying to Harvard and plan to follow the Pre-med track along with a major in Biomedical Engineering.” I don’t think I can even begin to count the number of times I have heard a statement exactly, or very similar, to the one above. It is human nature to plan out...
