Patience at the Deadline
David Graves January 13th, 2012
During both the week before and the week after a deadline, life gets fairly crazy in our office. We are receiving tens of thousands of documents, both online and through the mail, and we have a number of people trying to match these documents as quickly (and accurately) as possible. And while we know that […]
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Tags: deadlines, documents, freshman admission, mail, materials
Deadlines – Cut the Wire
David Graves January 12th, 2012
Since the deadline is fast approaching (because 1/15 falls on a Sunday, and the next day is a holiday, the actual deadline is 1/17), here are my thoughts on why not to apply right on the deadline. This is in addition to the added stress to your parents, counselors, admissions offices, etc. that is caused […]
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Tags: applications, deadlines, freshman admission
Admissions Thoughts – January 2012 edition
David Graves January 4th, 2012
We are about 2 weeks from the RD deadline (if a deadline falls on a weekend or a holiday, we move it to the next business day, so the RD deadline is January 17 this year), so here are some quick thoughts during this time: While the deadline is about 2 weeks away, I do […]
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myStatus Transcript Issue
David Graves December 29th, 2011
As some of you may have noticed, there is an issue with the myStatus page displaying transcripts as received. I have communicated with the head of our technology team, and for some reason, the transcript database for the myStatus page did not load correctly the day that we left for the holidays. He is working […]
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Tags: transcripts
Out for the Holidays
David Graves December 24th, 2011
Our office will be closed for the Holiday break, and we will not return until early January. As such, any emails, mailings, phone calls, etc. will not be acted upon until after the holiday break. As well, I will only be making sporadic checks on the blog posts, so please be patient. As well, when […]