Demonstrated Interest

Demonstrated Interest July 22 One of our readers recently posted a Comment on a blog we wrote about the importance of showing interest in colleges that we figured wed discuss. The reader wrote, It’s funny that you mention Emory. We were recently on a visit there and they made it a point to tell everyone that they no longer track interest nor consider it when deciding upon an applicant. [sic] Is this not true? And if it’s not, why would they lie? Were not sure precisely what this reader was told on her visit to Emory as we have no idea who spoke with her, but may we assure her and all of our readers that Emory and every highly selective college still care about Demonstrated Interest. Any suggestion otherwise is patently incorrect. Colleges care about an applicants Demonstrated Interest. Emory included. Heck, Emory is the kingpin of the Interest Quotient. If Emory didnt care about interest, then why do they allow student to apply Early Decision, when student show extreme interest by committing to attend the institution if admitted? Why would the admission rate for Early Decision candidates at Emory be so much stronger than for the Regular Decision round? And why, if Emory didnt care about interest, would Emory not have one round of Early Decision but be one of the few schools in America to offer two distinct Early Decision rounds (ED1 and ED2)? Why would Emory have forms such as these if they didnt care about tracking an applicants interest? Quite simply, they wouldnt. Colleges want students who want them. Its like the opposite of dating, when people are so often interested only in the people who arent interested in them. They care about Demonstrated Interest because a colleges yield indirectly impacts the schools US News World Report ranking. And if you think that a college doesnt care about its US News World Report ranking, well then, this must be the first of our blogs youve ever read. In that case, welcome! If youre interested in a free consultation to learn about our service offerings, fill out this form and well be in touch within the day via email.