We live in an era where students are consumed by checklists: taking the SATs, navigating GPAs, and designing a schedule to fit all of their extracurriculars in any given Wednesday. These checklists distract students from the essence of what applying to college is supposed to be — which, at its core, isn't about getting into the "best" school. It's about getting into the best school for you.
College admissions is not about SAT scores, it’s not about grades… It’s focusing on the holistic college application process.
Logan Powell, Dean of Admission at Brown University and EXPLO College Advisor, sat down with us to demystify what happens behind the closed door of a college admission panel.
Admittance rates [and] acceptance rates have gone down at selective schools all over the country and around the world and that really drives up the pressure on students.
Through his experience serving as Director of Undergraduate Admission at Princeton University, Senior Associate Dean of Admission at Bowdoin College, and five years as a member of Harvard University’s admission staff, Powell's insider access to understanding the anatomy of a typical college application helps students find the right post-secondary education fit year after year.
Here are some really interesting (and some just fun) links that we have been recently indulging in to learn more about the college admission process.
Arianna Huffington at Smith College Commencement Address. “Money and power by themselves are a two-legged stool — you can balance on them for a while, but eventually you’re going to topple over.”
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EXPLO has assembled an impressive team of experts to oversee our college preparatory offerings. Through optional courses and seminars, these experts advise and guide our students in various aspects of the college search and application processes.