Category Archives: Inside the Admissions Office

The Quest of the Application

(An Epic Poem by Tom)

’Twas winter of 2009,
The days were short; the air was chill,
And high school seniors ’cross the land
From months of work at last were still.

The reading time of year

Well, my posts have not been as frequent recently. And that’s because we’re in the thick of reading season here. My colleagues and I are sequestered away in our offices, busily and thoroughly making our way through the 2009 applicant pool, reading and second-reading every application we’ve received, and preparing for the admission committee. We pride ourselves on the holistic and personal nature of our review process, but to accomplish this requires a great deal of time, effort, and focus on our part.

Richmond Scholars, Bonner Scholars, and Aid Update

Just a quick update/reminder about where we are in various scholarship and aid processes.

Facebook users beware

Breaking news from our side of the desk in college admissions. In the last day or so it’s become clear in the college admissions community that there is a small group of Facebook users – neither current students nor prospective students – who have set up at least 350 bogus “Class of 2013″ groups for colleges and universities across the country. Brad J. Ward at Butler University gets the credit for uncovering this.

ED letters and more football

Early Decision letters are in the mail, and should begin hitting in the next day or two! Maria wrote a great post last year explaining the different decisions, and rather than re-writing I’m simply going to point you to her post. If you have questions, feel free to post them on this entry, and I’ll get back to you as quickly as possible. Congratulations to our new members of the Class of 2013!!