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AdmissionsConsultants
Admissions Expert
USA
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 Posted - 04/04/2004 : 23:16:29
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Hi and thanks for your inquiry.
Sadly, we have spoken to many parents in similar predicaments within the past week and the admissions committees, indeed, are looking for more than grades, test scores, and community service. We do offer a $125 ding analysis service that covers:
1. review of a submitted application, an evaluation on what went wrong;
2. what, if anything, could have been differently; and
3. an evaluation of the applicant's options such as taking a year off to do something constructive (mission, volunteer work, etc.) or taking an admission offer to a less selective school and then applying for as a transfer applicant to a more prestigious school after 1 or more years.
Off the top of my head, all I can suggest is that there were probably some red flags in your son's 'story' to suggest he would not be a good fit at those schools. He very likely cleared the academic qualifications hurdle at all of the schools to which he applied.
If you are interested in learning more about our services, you can call us at the number below during normal office hours or go directly to our website to sign up.
Best regards,
David Petersam
DPetersam@admissionsconsultants.com
AdmissionsConsultants
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y82benji
'04 Poster of the Year!
USA
601 Posts |
Posted - 05/27/2004 : 17:30:43
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| I read a statistic about the year that I applied to undergrad that roughly 150 students achieving a 1600 on the SAT I's were rejected by Harvard University. If you apply to the best schools great grades aren't going to get you in. You need to bring something special to that school that they are looking for, espcially if you apply to top-notch schools that are also small. Maybe your son's essays weren't very strong or, as the expert said, threw up a red flag. Chances are that a lot of different factors led to the decision at each school that said no. |
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What happen if there is mistake in application
