3 ms·
I only visited Princeton after I was admitted. I applied blind. When did you apply? It must have been in the '80s or '90s, because these days it's pretty much
by time_management 18y ago
I only visited Princeton after I was admitted. I applied blind.
When did you apply?
It must have been in the '80s or '90s, because these days it's pretty much impossible to get into the Ivies without a campus visit on record (or two, preferably). The assumption is that anyone who hasn't done a visit or do doesn't have enough enthusiasm to attend.
- brandnewlow 18y ago2000. Graduated in '04. Worked in admissions from 04-06.
- time_management 18y agoYou must have been a very impressive applicant to have gotten into Princeton without a campus visit in 2000.
- brandnewlow 18y agoI was a strong applicant from a random place in Michigan. Someone in the office must have taken a liking to something I wrote and pushed me into the admit pile. It's not possible to take credit for that.
- tokenadult 18y agothese days it's pretty much impossible to get into the Ivies without a campus visit on record (or two, preferably). I doubt that completely, as I know plenty of counterexamples. The eight colleges in the Ivy League http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_League http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_League mostly don't have any policy at all of tracking student interest when making admission decisions. All eight of those colleges know that they will get a good yield out of the smallish number of students that they admit.
- brandnewlow 18y agoWe did not track visits. We still recommended them though. A lot of kids would either get fired up once they came to visit, or they'd realize they didn't want to go there. Either way, they had better info.
- menloparkbum 18y agoI'll chime in with counterexamples also; I have an ex-girlfriend and a number of cousins who got into multiple ivies (and Stanford) prior to campus visits.