As the private school deadlines approach, check out this key piece of advice from Brennan Barnard & Rick Clark, authors of The Truth About College Admission:
“Q: In a chapter on remapping admissions, you advise students to “think like a dean…”
A: When deans of admission begin planning to create a class, they cast a wide net. They buy names of many thousands more students than they have spots available. They mail brochures, send emails and invite students to campus who they hope will apply. However, they know not all students will respond or take action…Students can learn from that same “admissions funnel” mentality…they should keep an open mind, consider what they’re looking for in a college broadly, start high level. Think like a dean!”
Thank you Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed for the great Q&A with the authors!
