That being said, I believe that Admissions officers, in most cases, do their best in good faith to instill as much fairness into the process as possible. Admissions, however, is focused as much on meeting the goals of a college or university as it is about serving its applicants.
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The bottom line is that the rankings can be an interesting shortcut to developing your interest list, but don’t get sucked into thinking there’s a lot of substance behind them.
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The biggest myth of all, however, is that there is a SECRET to admissions. People believe there is some special trick, gimmick, or schtick which, if only they had knowledge of it, would all but guarantee admission to some particular college or university.
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…there’s a good chance that the admissions committee will have no idea who submitted the first application.
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What’s more startling is that many of the websites that you rely on to get your information on college admissions are actually not all that reliable.
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Much like being an iCarly fan, however, there is a dark side to demonstrated interest.
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