Admission: Not Impossible
The Power is Yours
- April 27th, 2012 by zwielgus
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It’s great to be a high school senior right now. Yeah, that’s right, I said great. Not stressed to the point of nausea or overwhelmed to the point of tears, but truly GREAT. Know why? Because you hold all the power. Last fall, when we were giving information sessions and visiting you at your school and interviewing [...]
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Why Holy Cross? The People.
- April 13th, 2012 by acarter
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When no one is watching, in the dim early morning light, employees scurry around this campus like parents on Christmas Eve. Some are planting perfectly placed impatiens on Linden Lane while others apply the final glaze to the decadent chocolate doughnuts in Kimball Dining Hall. Other times of the year they might be sanding and salting [...]
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I Just Got My Letter, and I’m Not Happy.
- April 4th, 2012 by jsanders
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To the Holy Cross Office of Admissions: I just received my decision letter, and you guys got it WRONG. JUST PLAIN WRONG. P.S. WRONG Sound about right? We in the Admissions Office recognize that many of you are pretty disappointed right now and we just want you to know — we understand, we know this is tough, and we’re [...]
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I’m on the Wait List…Now What?
- March 27th, 2012 by admissions
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Below are three tips to help you stay sane during the wait list process: • Deposit elsewhere. Even if you can’t imagine yourself anywhere else, it is important to accept an offer of admissions and to deposit at another institution. Get excited about this school and remember that getting into college is a big deal. Be [...]
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