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YCBK 412: Many States are Admitting Students by Class Rank; is This Good or Bad? [Transcript]YCBK 412: Many States are Admitting Students by Class Rank; is This Good or Bad?
Introduction:
- Mark takes a look at the growing trend to guarantee admission to students based on class ranking. Mark shares six reasons opponents don’t like these plans and six reasons why proponents love these direct admit plans based on class rank
- Mark interviews Andy Stickler on the topic of, Understanding Connecticut College, Part 2 of 3
Andy Strickler Interview-Understanding Connecticut College. Preview Part 2:
- Andy talks about Connecticut Colleges’ faculty mentorship program.
- Andy talks about the 2 different ways Connecticut College does study abroad.
- Andy talks about the programs that students most frequently name when as reasons they come to file
- Andy shares the rubric when they read and rate a file
- Andy describes the kind of application they want to see apply to Connecticut College, and he also shares the type of student that maybe isn’t the best match
- How can admissions officers discern if a student has a real love of learning?
- How should a student decide whether to submit their test scores?
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