So it was very timely to see that Eric Furda, the dean of admissions at the University of Pennsylvania, appeared on NBC's "Today" show on Wednesday to share admissions tips with college-bound students and their families.
In a sign of how hard it is to draw broad conclusions about an admissions season that has been set against a stark economic backdrop, just over half of the nearly 350 institutions that accept the Common Application, a shared online admission form, received more applications this year than last; just under half received fewer.
This is because, as indicated by the findings of the present study, social interaction in peer review is a means to establishing shared understanding, admission of misunderstanding or errors, a friendly atmosphere and mutual respect among learners.
"We also shared our admissions model with the council in January and invited comments.
Some notes about our 2013 college admissions report: If you are a student (or parent) who would like to share your admission decisions, please join the round-table discussion we began in late March.
Read the full article here, and please share your admission tales with us in the comments.
Trinity, which is on the Upper West Side and took the rare step of sharing its admission figures, has relaxed its application deadline and enlarged its capacity for open houses in recent years.
We hope that you will consider sharing your admission decisions with us, whether they come as a relief, a disappointment or uncertainty — especially for those of you who are invited to join the wait list.
Just a few weeks ago, many of you gathered around a virtual kitchen table on The Choice blog to share the admission decisions of the colleges to which you applied.
However, our focus on knowledge sharing on admission and discharge from an acute mental health ward, informed by improvement science and co-design approaches, offers a potential solution that is locally produced and owned.
