Summary of Becky Munsterer Sabky's Valedictorians at the Gate

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#1 I had been on the job for a few months when I was assigned the task of voting on early decision applications. The process seemed straightforward, but actually voting—that was another story. The thing is, when it comes to college admissions, there are no clear-cut answers. No easy answers. The decision-making process is a messy, complicated, and imprecise art. -> The application process is not transparent. Admissions officers fiercely protect the privacy of their decisions. College admissions is a messy, complicated, and imprecise art.

#2 In college admissions, there are no easy answers.

#3 In college admissions, there are no easy answers. The process is a messy, complicated, and imprecise art.

#4 In college admissions, there are no easy answers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Oct 4, 2022
• ISBN: 9798350033083

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The application process is not transparent. Admissions officers fiercely protect the privacy of their decisions. I had heard that decision making was an art, but learned that it was more of a business.

#2

I was on a admissions committee, and we were reading applications from tremendously interesting and engaged students. But we only had enough beds on campus for 10 percent of the pool. The rules had been simple: deny most, wait-list some, and admit few.

#3

I was now in the business of denying. I knew that a career at Dartmouth would mean rejecting a lot of applications. I wasn’t naive about the caliber of intellect required to keep up with the pace of Dartmouth’s curriculum, but I was still shocked by the strength of the pool.

#4

Admissions officers at Dartmouth and many other colleges across the country had to consider three priorities of the institution: increase diversity on campus, maintain our selectivity, and consider the needs of the college on a macro scale.

#5

I began to see that reading and reviewing applications was a skill that could be improved with practice. I began to recognize which student narratives were more compelling additions to the Dartmouth class.

#6

The overstatement of the year was made when I was asked to be on the admissions committee. I was making