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Deadline Day
Happy Deadline Day, everybody! What a wonderful holiday it is – today is the deadline to apply for first year admission to College of the Holy Cross. Like many of you, we are in the midst of our...
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Thank You For Applying!
I sat down a few weeks ago, cup of tea in hand, glanced out the window at the snow coming down, and began to read files. As I moved through the stack of applications on the table before me, I...
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Second-Reading Applications
Surrounding me: Piles of files, post-it notes, mechanical pencils, and caffeinated beverages. What I’m doing: Double-checking the “first reads” Drew Carter did of your applications. Provoking...
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From Inside the Committee Room
We’ve just completed the third week of committee. 4,424 decisions made, 2500 left to go. And yes, all 6900+ applications will be seen by the twelve members of the Holy Cross admissions committee. The...
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The Longest Answer to the Simplest Question
I cannot tell you how many questions I’ve been asked today. This time of year, admission counselors spend the better part of their day fielding questions from students, parents and counselors. Some...
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A Recipe for Application Reading Success!
The gifts have been exchanged, and the resumes and recommendations arranged, but have you clicked submit or put your application in the Postman’s mitts? Many of you have, we’re sure (because your...
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Winter at Holy Cross
Winter is officially upon us. In fact, just yesterday, Holy Cross enjoyed its first official “Snow Day” since 1997. In Admissions, the arrival of winter shifts our focus from interviewing, to...
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Application Stress
As of last week, the Holy Cross admission office is paperless! This means that we will review all applications and make all decisions online. For the past year or more, I have been part of a small...
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Thoughts on Application Reading
With every application I read, I try to conjure up a mental image of the student. The essay, resume or recommendations often provide the information I need to form this picture in my mind. Our...
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The Reading Season Routine
As I sat down to read applications recently, I suddenly had a flashback to my days in college and graduate school. There was something oddly familiar about the set-up at my desk. I was surrounded by...
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Thank You For Applying!
I sat down a few weeks ago, cup of tea in hand, glanced out the window at the snow coming down, and began to read files. As I moved through the stack of applications on the table before me, I...
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The Longest Answer to the Simplest Question
I cannot tell you how many questions I’ve been asked today. This time of year, admission counselors spend the better part of their day fielding questions from students, parents and counselors. Some...
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A Recipe for Application Reading Success!
The gifts have been exchanged, and the resumes and recommendations arranged, but have you clicked submit or put your application in the Postman’s mitts? Many of you have, we’re sure (because your...
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Winter at Holy Cross
Winter is officially upon us. In fact, just yesterday, Holy Cross enjoyed its first official “Snow Day” since 1997. In Admissions, the arrival of winter shifts our focus from interviewing, to...
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The Reading Season Routine
As I sat down to read applications recently, I suddenly had a flashback to my days in college and graduate school. There was something oddly familiar about the set-up at my desk. I was surrounded by...
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Put the “y-o-u” in Essay
By the time you’re ready to actually apply to college, many of the pieces of your college application already are the way they are. You’ve taken the classes you’ve taken, you’ve earned the grades...
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The Dark, Mysterious Committee Room
Sitting in a dark room … with candy After almost four months at my new job as Admissions Counselor at Holy Cross, I have learned one thing: to throw all of my expectations out the window. So when I...
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Five Reasons to Apply
There’s less than two weeks before our application deadline, so I decided to give you a little motivation as you consider why Holy Cross is worth one more push of the submit button. As an alumna of the...
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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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