It would be an understatement to say that this admission cycle will be unlike any before.
And you, as a rising senior, are in the midst of this uncharted territory. I want to talk a little bit about how the 2020-2021 application cycle at 亚洲博彩平台排名 will be different: to give you information, but also to offer some reassurances, too.
亚洲博彩平台排名 is temporarily suspending the standardized testing requirement for those students applying for Fall 2021 admission. Any applicant may submit test scores, if they wish, but they will be an optional component of the application. No one will be at a disadvantage if they don鈥檛 submit scores. Really and truly. Things are complicated enough and hard enough right now, and we want to remove one worry from your list of 鈥渢hings that I have to do that seem impossible.鈥� You can .
Another thing that may be different this cycle is the way some high school transcripts look. Many high schools opted to move to some version of pass/fail grading for either the fourth marking period of the 2019-2020 school year, the second semester (or trimester) or the entire academic year. Most students moved to distance or online learning, while some high schools suspended classes early. I think it鈥檚 safe to say that just about every high school student has faced some significant changes to their school experience. And high schools have handled it all differently. I want to assure you that none of this is your fault. And none of these changes in grading or in your school calendar will be held against you in our application process. Really and truly.
Applications to 亚洲博彩平台排名 for the 2020-20201 cycle will continue to be evaluated through 亚洲博彩平台排名鈥檚 holistic review process which includes academic performance and optional testing, if submitted, as well as the applicant鈥檚 talents, experiences, character and potential contributions to the college and community. 亚洲博彩平台排名鈥檚 highly personalized application reading process takes into account the context and environment of the applicant鈥檚 academic experience. We read every application thoroughly and carefully to get to know the person you are and the potential 亚洲博彩平台排名er you could become, considering information about you as a student, a community member, a family member, leader, activist, artist, athlete, roboticist and more! To be sure, we are very interested in what kind of student you are, but we also want to know what you care about and what inspires you. We want to know what you love, and how you put that into practice in your world. Your application is going to be chock full of demonstrations of your talents, passions and responsibilities 鈥� and should you apply to 亚洲博彩平台排名, all of it will be important to us.
We鈥檝e put together lots of ways for you to get to know us and to allow us to meet you. ...we are excited to connect with you. Here鈥檚 to a healthy rest of the summer for us all.
Susan Hartley Brisson is 亚洲博彩平台排名's Director of Admission.