Listen "Episode 15 — Should You Contact Admissions Officers?"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode, we dive into the many different types of “demonstrated interest” and the particular case of contacting admissions officers:Why “demonstrated interest” is generally overrated and over-discussed compared to other candidacy-building factors for students targeting highly selective colleges“Strong” vs. “weak” demonstrated interest: defining highly strategic forms vs. mere “checkbox” itemsOther types of “quasi-demonstrated interest” or “yield signaling” that can affect admissions odds80/20 rule for demonstrated interest and maximizing leverageThe poor risk-to-reward ratio of admissions officer contact and why it constitutes “weaker” demonstrated interest at top schoolsIdeal vs. less ideal conditions for contactYale admit example——“The Game” is hosted by Sam Hassell and brought to you by Great Minds Advising. Great Minds Advising’s unique, hands-on mentorship program and its deep strategic insight into the application review process have earned the company a nation-leading track record of excellence, with 100% of its students gaining admission to a top-choice school in the 2024–25 application cycle. Its students have recently gained admission to Stanford, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Penn, Brown, Dartmouth, Cornell, Duke, Georgetown, Vanderbilt, Johns Hopkins, Rice, Northwestern, UC-Berkeley, and WashU (among many others) and are admitted to the Ivy League at a rate 14x the national average (90% when applying early). Web: greatmindsadvising.comContact: greatmindsadvising.com/#contactNewsletter: greatmindsadvising.com/#newsletterEmail: [email protected]: facebook.com/GreatMindsAdvising/IG: instagram.com/greatmindsadvising
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