I love this topic, because personal statements are my favorite part of reviewing a student's application. Sure, it's fun to look at a transcript and piece together a "high school story" from the grades and activities listed (I always feel like Sherlock Holmes when I do that...the one from BBC, not the bromantic Holmes from the awful sequel with Jude Law), but I do prefer reading the personal statement for two reasons:
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Showing posts with label Admission Counselor. Show all posts
Friday, January 25, 2013
Admission Essays: The Good, The Bad, and The Embarrassing
I love this topic, because personal statements are my favorite part of reviewing a student's application. Sure, it's fun to look at a transcript and piece together a "high school story" from the grades and activities listed (I always feel like Sherlock Holmes when I do that...the one from BBC, not the bromantic Holmes from the awful sequel with Jude Law), but I do prefer reading the personal statement for two reasons:
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Admission Advice,
Admission Counselor,
Admission Essay,
Admission Process,
how to write an effective essay,
Personal Statement advice
Sunday, July 24, 2011
There's More Panic About Housing Than When Fannie And Freddie Burst The Bubble
With our August 23rd and 24th move-in dates fast approaching, many of you are thinking about your upcoming stay in our Residential Communities, and that thinking has given rise to some pressing questions...
Labels:
Admission Counselor,
FAQS,
Housing,
Humor,
Marymount,
Orientation,
Questions,
Why
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
How You Can Benefit From Spring Travel (And Why My Sweater Is All Wet...)
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| He appears innocent, but you're looking at a tactical pee assassin. |
My dog thinks I am an absent father. He is showing all the textbook signs of teenage rebellion--though last I checked human teens don't express their displeasure by relieving themselves on their dad's dry cleaning. I must admit that it's an effective form of inter-species communication, but I'm running out of sweaters...
And it's not just the dog.
The auto-mailer at Facebook seems to be worried that I've died. I keep getting emails asking passive-aggressive questions about why I haven't updated my page recently (I think after two weeks of inactivity they start "poking" your next of kin). The new message light on my office phone is flashing with the urgency of an S.O.S. beacon, my expired list of Outlook reminders is about the length of the fourth Twilight novel (and reads at a similar pace), and my email inbox is stuffed with more time-sensitive information than a government intelligence leak.
It must be travel season.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
A Day in the Life of an Admission Counselor, or, What We Do, and Why It Takes So Long
Our phones ring a lot. Aside from the urgent calls from the Oval Office and one or two from my mother asking why I'm not coming over for meatloaf, the vast majority are students (or their parents) wondering why they haven't received a decision yet. "What," they ask (and ask, and ask), "Could possibly be taking so long?"
T.J., one of our counselors, has kindly given you a candid glimpse into a day in his life in hopes of answering this oft-repeated question.
T.J., one of our counselors, has kindly given you a candid glimpse into a day in his life in hopes of answering this oft-repeated question.
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