It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted here, 11 years in fact, and I think this essay from Jon Boeckenstedt, Vice Provost of Enrollment Management at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, is worthy of being my latest post.
https://jonboeckenstedt.net/2022/12/13/why-you-were-denied/
As Early Decision colleges and universities begin to release their first batch of admission decisions for the class beginning if the Fall of 2023, some of our students will ask themselves, “What did I do wrong?” Jon’s answer is, simply put, “Nothing.”
Share this with your college-bound students and their parents, and use it as part of your presentation on College Night.