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Episode 15 — Should You Contact Admissions Officers?

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In this episode, we dive into the many different types of “demonstrated interest” and the particular case of contacting admissions officers:

  • Why “demonstrated interest” is generally overrated and over-discussed compared to other candidacy-building factors for students targeting highly selective colleges
  • “Strong” vs “weak” demonstrated interest: defining highly strategic forms vs. mere “checkbox” items
  • Other types of “quasi-demonstrated interest” or “yield signaling” that can affect admissions odds
  • 80/20 rule for demonstrated interest and maximizing leverage
  • The poor risk-to-reward ratio of admissions officer contact and why it constitutes “weaker” demonstrated interest at top schools
  • Ideal vs. less ideal conditions for contact
  • Yale admit example

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“The Game” is hosted by Sam Hassell and brought to you by Great Minds Advising.
Great Minds Advising’s unique, hands-on mentorship program and its deep strategic insight into the application review process have earned the company a nation-leading track record of excellence, with 100% of its students gaining admission to top-choice schools in the 2023–24 application cycle.

Its students have recently gained admission to Princeton, Columbia, Yale, Stanford, Penn, Brown, Duke, Dartmouth, Cornell, Vanderbilt, WashU, and UC-Berkeley (among many others) and are admitted to the Ivy League at a rate 14x the national average (90% when applying early).
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In this episode, we dive into the many different types of “demonstrated interest” and the particular case of contacting admissions officers:

  • Why “demonstrated interest” is generally overrated and over-discussed compared to other candidacy-building factors for students targeting highly selective colleges
  • “Strong” vs “weak” demonstrated interest: defining highly strategic forms vs. mere “checkbox” items
  • Other types of “quasi-demonstrated interest” or “yield signaling” that can affect admissions odds
  • 80/20 rule for demonstrated interest and maximizing leverage
  • The poor risk-to-reward ratio of admissions officer contact and why it constitutes “weaker” demonstrated interest at top schools
  • Ideal vs. less ideal conditions for contact
  • Yale admit example

——
“The Game” is hosted by Sam Hassell and brought to you by Great Minds Advising.
Great Minds Advising’s unique, hands-on mentorship program and its deep strategic insight into the application review process have earned the company a nation-leading track record of excellence, with 100% of its students gaining admission to top-choice schools in the 2023–24 application cycle.

Its students have recently gained admission to Princeton, Columbia, Yale, Stanford, Penn, Brown, Duke, Dartmouth, Cornell, Vanderbilt, WashU, and UC-Berkeley (among many others) and are admitted to the Ivy League at a rate 14x the national average (90% when applying early).
Web: greatmindsadvising.com
Email: info@greatmindsadvising.com
FB: www.facebook.com/GreatMindsAdvising
IG: @greatmindsadvising
TikTok: @greatmindsadvising
YouTube: @GreatMindsAdvising

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