| Which school would provide for an excellent | | | | success in the real world. Therefore, they |
| learning experience? Where can I be the most | | | | are always looking for better ways to learn |
| successful in school? Are you currently or | | | | about future prospects and the kind of |
| did you ever ask yourself that question? | | | | character that will be added to their campus |
| Looking for a college must be thought out | | | | through the students they recruit. |
| well and a college search requires a lot of | | | | |
| dedication and time. Are there certain | | | | When I was going through the college |
| factors to judge by that would make a college | | | | admissions process, the big thing in |
| a decent match? There are many factors that | | | | applicant evaluation was interviews and |
| should be accounted for when deciding on a | | | | weekend retreats. I spent an entire weekend |
| good fit for each student. For example, fun | | | | with a bunch of other prospective students |
| extra-curricular activities may be very | | | | participating in a variety of activities, |
| important for a student. Every student needs | | | | including an interview. During this weekend |
| to evaluate his or her own personal education | | | | retreat, college admissions officials watched |
| and needs to make sure the correct choice is | | | | us very closely to see how we interacted with |
| made. | | | | the other prospective students in different |
| | | | situations. The interview portion of the |
| With this being said, it is important that | | | | weekend was to see what our attitudes and |
| every student takes a close look at each | | | | views about college and education were. They |
| school they are wanting to attend. If a | | | | took their observations, our interview |
| student is planning on furthering their | | | | answers, and our grades and test scores, and |
| education by going to a graduate school or a | | | | based upon all this data, they made their |
| medical school, the student should find | | | | decision as to who would be admitted to their |
| information on the undergraduate programs at | | | | school, who would be forced to look elsewhere |
| the college they are wanting to attend. If | | | | and who would receive the best college |
| the student is planning on attending medical | | | | scholarships. |
| school, he/she should find out if the | | | | |
| chemistry department and biology department | | | | College admissions processes are still a work |
| at the college of their choice is prestigious | | | | in progress. Many schools nationwide are |
| enough for him/her to get accepted into | | | | looking for new ideas to improve the way they |
| medical school. Even so, whether or not the | | | | deal with college admissions, trying to find |
| student is planning on attending graduate | | | | a way to make prospective students more than |
| school, he/she should find out information on | | | | just grades and test scores. With so many |
| the undergraduate program that he/she will be | | | | applicants, it makes it very difficult for |
| attending. | | | | college admissions offices to look at each |
| | | | student in depth. A quicker way to filter |
| College admissions officers in the past have | | | | through student applications would be an |
| only looked at grades and test scores to | | | | ideal way to better the process. |
| determine which students they wanted at their | | | | |
| school. But students should be more than just | | | | The computer has helped to ease the stress of |
| a number. There are many factors for students | | | | the process of admission to college for the |
| to consider when picking a school; similarly, | | | | colleges and students. Online applications |
| there are many factors schools should | | | | have made the process much easier for |
| consider when picking students. College | | | | students. There are also new and exciting |
| admission officers should be able to recruit | | | | ways for college admission officers to |
| a student based on more than just academic | | | | recruit students. College recruiting is going |
| performance. | | | | to be taken to the next level soon with new |
| | | | programs that allow students to showcase |
| Even though I have done very well | | | | themselves to any college of their choice. |
| academically, I don't consider my academic | | | | For example, the Yale Admissions Officers or |
| performance to be a complete measure of my | | | | Harvard Admissions Officials can now recruit |
| current or future success. Colleges realize | | | | using online services in order to find |
| that academics aren't the only way to find | | | | potential students. |
| the most motivated students who will have | | | | |