Admissions & Demonstrated Interest

I know this is a stressful time for all of the seniors still waiting to hear back from the schools where they applied. Interestingly, college admissions officers are also nervous. They are trying to figure out which students to accept and how to guess with today's economic times which students will actually attend if offered the opportunity. 

I decided this is a good time to remind you that colleges are keeping track of every contact and interaction you have with them. They want to know that you are interested and that applying to their school is something you have investigated and feel like it would be a good fit. Don't get me wrong, that doesn't mean that you should call a school multiple times a week - that would definitely get on their nerves, but they want students who are truly interested. You can show that by meeting with their admissions representatives when they come to WKHS or to the Columbus area, participating in "optional" interviews and essays, and visiting their campus.

The reality is that it is always a guessing game - colleges do their best to get as close to their target number of new students with their acceptances and make up the difference from their wait lists. I know that last year several of my students ended up on the wait list at colleges of choice and it was a tough choice to figure out if they were going to try to stay on the wait list or simply be happy with the school where they had been accepted. Even though this is stressful, it really will all work out in the end.