The Waiting Game. The countdown to mailing decisions that are final on and I’m sure all our first-year applicants are wondering… what’s taking so long?! It takes a lot of manpower and hours to learn 47,000 applications and we wish to give every application a fair review in order to create the amazing, well-rounded, diverse, and successful Class of 2017. Let me pull back the curtain a bit and demonstrate why it takes us months that are many finish this process… Since USC makes use of an approach that is holistic the admission process, we are committed to reading and re-reading every piece associated with application. You know those answer that is short you responded to? We read those. That task summary you completed? Yup, we read every activity, company, and experience you listed on there. I want to get to know you- your interests, your perspective, and most of all, hear your voice come through when I read an application. This process takes some time thought you are as a student and a person as we try to understand how your academic performance, test scores, writing, involvements, and recommendations come together to paint a fuller picture of who. The admission office may seem enjoy it runs like a well-oiled device on the outside—and it is—but it only runs as smoothly as it does through the employment of multiple checks and balances through the entire procedure. We contact students when our company is missing a bit of the application form and as soon as we need more information such as mid-year grades. We check with the departments that are academic USC and consider their views on applicants and listen to their recommendations. First and foremost, we rely using one another to simply help us see applicants in a different way or pick up on something we didn’t initially see. It is a process that is incredibly collaborative it requires time. This is a difficult process for our office, as well at the end of the day. There are many applicants that are qualified we don’t have room for every year. It’s never effortless making these tough decisions, but I find comfort knowing that our applicants could have many college that is amazing the following year regardless. I think I speak on behalf of our office that is entire when say we are pretty excited to finally manage to shout out to the world, here is the incredible USC Class of 2017! As well as in merely a couple brief weeks, we—and many of you—will find a way to do just that. Grades, Guidance, and Goliath: Confessions of the Director Dad The post below is from our very Director that is own of, Kirk Brennan. He shares with us the struggles of being a parent of a college that is prospective along with having a leadership role in degree. Understandably, juggling these two functions is incredibly delicate. Thank you, Kirk, for sharing your insight into what our parents proceed through in this stressful time!   This Monday that is coming will the eighteenth anniversary of the day my wife (whom you may remember) delivered our first child. This particular year — the one in which that child is applying to college — feels like my first day on the job though i have worked in admission for 22 years. Just what a strange way to look at my task: through the eyes, and through the home of a student that is prospective. I had numerous observations that are disillusioning year. I saw that tours of different schools sound the same, that college marketing materials look alike and even say the very exact same things, and what sort of small number of marketing businesses vendors seem to drive this method for all schools. I saw that a large amount of the pupil’s impression of my university is maybe not controllable, and We had been specially disheartened whenever my very own student, after experiencing proud to receive a mass-mailer from a college, quit reading some of them only days later on, and even felt anger as she sifted through them. At USC plus in the admission occupation in general, we strive to be helpful, many times I’m uncertain how much we’re helping ( and I welcome your suggestions at admdir@usc.edu). What strikes me more than anything is the emotional roller coaster of the year that is senior. We ended up being saddened to look at mundane events of life magnified to become critical pieces of a puzzle that lead to college; a grade on the quiz that is tiniest prompts a crisis, or an option to flake out one afternoon is seen as a possible deal breaker for university admission, consequently career, then lifetime joy. Then there is the list; therefore colleges that are many consider, will she love these schools, did she miss a better fit, and may she even get in at all? Then filling in the applications, especially the anxiety behind answering the least questions that are important the applying (we discussed ‘What’s my counselor’s work title?’). The temporary relief of doing them was soon replaced by confusion within the lack of communication as colleges read. Now the decisions are coming out the grand finale of this ride — one day she gets in and seems excitement that is great her future, another she is refused and feels useless, as if judged harshly by strangers. Learning and growing are difficult, and numerous turns in life will be unpredictable, but surely I can not be truly the only one ready because of this ride to end. From the ground I have watched this roller coaster often times, and such rides tend to result in the way that is same; with our children enrolling in a college they love. Yet we riders still scream, also feel terror that is real down the mountain as in the event that safety pubs will not assist; normal responses, if utterly irrational. We still love rollercoasters (Goliath is the best), and I think We shall love this particular ride. I’ve grown closer to my daughter, and we have all grown closer as a family. I’ve seen my younger daughter console her older sister. We all cherish the time that continues to be in this phase of our family life, we will share together while we avoid the question of how many more meals. You can find many hugs, tears, pats on the back, and scoops of ice cream to soothe the pain sensation, yet great hope for the near future. I look forward to this ride finishing, but I imagine when it ends, just like Goliath, I will be excited to get back in line to ride again today. I sure hope so, anyway: my youngest is counting onto it.

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The Waiting Game. The countdown to mailing decisions that are final on and I’m sure all our first-year applicants are wondering… what’s taking so long?! It takes a lot of manpower and hours to learn 47,000 applications and we wish to give every application a fair review in order to create the amazing, well-rounded, diverse,

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