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SHS Guidance Presents: How Elite Colleges Make Admissions Decisions

The Swampscott High Guidance Department will host a leading college admissions researcher on June 20.

 

The SHS Guidance Department invites students and parents to a presentation on June 20 by a Harvard researcher, Rachel Rubin, who will offer a review of her recent research on how elite colleges are making admissions decisions.

Rachel Rubin holds a doctorate from Harvard University's Graduate School of Education where she was a Presidential Scholar, and she is one of the leading college admissions researchers worldwide.

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In 2012, the researcher completed one of the most significant and timely studies to date on how the 75 most selective U.S. colleges make admissions decisions.


In addition to an overview of her research, she will briefly describe her perspective on the application process, the application components, and how admissions committees prioritize and value these components.

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Date: June 20

Time: 6 pm

Location: SHS Auditorium

The SHS Guidance Department encourages you to read more about her research study and findings here:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/04/09/new-research-how-elite-colleges-make-admissions-decisions
There will be time allotted for Q&A regarding the college admission process.
All Swampscott High School students and parents are welcome to attend this event.

This article was submitted by Emily Barnum, a school counselor and director of guidance for the SHS School Counseling Department.


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