Tag: Character

  • Admissions Secret:  Character Counts

    Admissions Secret: Character Counts

    Case Study:  Two similarly qualified students applied to a well-regarded college.  Both applications were solid, but neither was extraordinary.  Both candidates were “qualified.”  Now, check out the application essays. Candidate #1 took a self-confident approach and modestly boasted about this academic and extra-curricular achievements.  He wrote that he was proud to have “taken advantage” of…