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Happy Deadline Day!
I’ve just stepped away from all the Deadline Day festivities here in the Admissions Office at Holy Cross (sorry for all the noise) so I’m going to make this entry brief. I have to rush back to the...
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The Calm Before the Storm
Now, all that’s left to do is to wait. All the decisions have been made on first year applications and the decision letters will be released through the mail in 24 hours. For the first time in 180...
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Meditations in an (Application) Emergency
I’m a planner. I plan things. Checklists litter my desks — e-mail these people, check in with these applicants, don’t forget to pick up stamps and dry cleaning, post blog. It’s how I stay efficient....
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Application Deadline Extended
This year, we asked our applicants to respond to the question, “What is the best advice you’ve ever received?” Many students have chosen to reflect on the importance of compassion and kindness. Others...
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Committee Has Begun!
After a frenzied few months of application reading, we’re back and ready to blog even more. Miss us? We missed you, too. For the next five weeks, the HC admissions committee will be selecting the...
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We’re hitting the home stretch. It’s been a very busy four weeks, 133 hours spent in the Committee room to be exact, in which time we have made decisions on just over 80% of the applicant pool. This...
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Decision Day
This has been a groundbreaking year. Students, guidance counselors, and college admissions alike dealt with changes to applications during the fall. In an effort to keep more clarity in our...
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Decisions, Decisions
Over 6,700 prospective students, over 50 days of reading and deliberating files, over 115 inches of snow, and today Committee is OVER. And what a Committee it was! 13 counselors with different...
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April Showers (of SaderSelfies)…
…bring May flowers (a.k.a. the Class of 2019)! I am so excited for the month of April! The days are getting warmer and longer, the snow is finally melting, and admitted students have been...
View ArticleThe Allegory of Committee
Much like the people depicted in Plato’s Republic, my colleagues and I have recently spent a great deal of time in a dark space looking straight ahead. However, while the protagonist in the “Allegory...
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