Some Students Apply to Many Colleges, While Others Show More Interest in A Smaller Number of Colleges (11-15-2014)
- By Jacob Seeger
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- 08 Apr, 2018
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From NY Times (11-15, 2014) "Applications by the Dozen, as Anxious Seniors Hedge College Bets" https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/16/nyregion/applications-by-the-dozen-as-anxious-students-hedge-coll...
An article in USA Today reports that the National Association for College Admissions Counseling survey shows that grades and courses are of considerable importance at about a 75 percent level, and the essay is of considerable importance at about a 25 percent level. The survey is at: ( https://www.nacacnet.org/globalassets/documents/publications/research/2019_soca/soca2019_ch3.pdf
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The Starter Guide noticed that test scores came in at about 46 percent in considerable importance. And activities were only at 6.4 percent of considerable importance. So, students, the moral of the story is to take as hard of classes as you can, get the best grades you can, and don't let activities ruin your grades. See the article at USAToday.com, "Let's return sanity to college admissions. Coronavirus pandemic gives us an opportunity," by Jeffrey Selingo, May 11, 2020.
The Starter Guide noticed that test scores came in at about 46 percent in considerable importance. And activities were only at 6.4 percent of considerable importance. So, students, the moral of the story is to take as hard of classes as you can, get the best grades you can, and don't let activities ruin your grades. See the article at USAToday.com, "Let's return sanity to college admissions. Coronavirus pandemic gives us an opportunity," by Jeffrey Selingo, May 11, 2020.
