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Making Your College Application Shine
Top tips from Agnes Scott admission counselors on standing out in the application process The college application process is overwhelming. We’re not here to pretend that it isn’t. We do our best to make it as easy as possible, but when you are applying to multiple colleges and universities, each with its own application, required documents, and deadlines, it becomes a lot to keep up with. That’s why we want to give you our top tips on the college application process. We’re going to be focusing these tips on the Agnes Scott College admission process, which means we will be primarily talking about the Common Application. However, keep in mind…
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Preparing for a College Fair
Ways to make the most out of your college fair experience As you start to approach your senior year, you will probably, at least once, have the opportunity to attend a college fair. Whether the fair is in-person or virtual, attending college fairs is a great way to get an idea of what kinds of colleges are out there, as well as ask your important questions to figure out if a school should go on your list for further consideration. To help you make the most out of your college fair experience, here are our best tips for college fairs: 1. Review the list of colleges and universities attending in…
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What is test optional admissions, and why does it matter?
Why Agnes Scott is a test optional college, the changes we’re making to our policy and how test optional admissions can (and should) be considered in your college search and decision process. As a Scottie and a long-time staff member of the admission office at Agnes Scott, one of the aspects of our admission process that is most important to me is our test optional policy, which was introduced over ten years ago. Creating an equitable admission process is important to Agnes Scott and our mission, and one aspect of our process removing barriers that students may have in their way to applying to Agnes Scott is test scores. Standardized…
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Certified Scottie Class of 2025
Meeting new students from the Class of 2025 Each year, the Office of Admission runs features on incoming Scotties and their stories on social media in the weeks leading up to move-in day. Missed a story? Here’s all of the Class of 2025 Certified Scotties and their stories: Kennedi Malone ’25 (she/her) from Peachtree City, GA Have you ever been inspired to take action because of a piece of art? You’re in good company with Kennedi, who walked away from viewing/reading Faith Ringgold’s narrative patchwork quilt “Dancing at the Louvre” and let it ignite a powerful change in her perspective on her identity, heritage and goals. Kennedi founded @StayConsciousMedia, a…
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Welcoming Summer: Tips to be more productive this summer (for a happier you in fall)
This message goes out to all of the rising high school seniors. Let’s be honest with ourselves: your junior year wasn’t exactly ideal. Nor was the end of your sophomore year. We’ve finally made it to summer, and hopefully you get to take a break and relax. For those of you who read the title of this post and immediately groaned, let me say it now: I get it. The past year has been stressful. You want to relax, hang out with friends, and do things you couldn’t do in the height of the pandemic. What you don’t want is some admission person telling you that you need to work…
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Why a Women’s College: The Real Reason I Chose a Women’s College
Why a Women’s College was the Right Choice for Me This week is “Why a Women’s College” Week, and we’re featuring a post a day from different perspectives on the value of an inclusive women’s college education. Today, Director of Enrollment Marketing Kati Burns Mallows explains why she chose a Women’s College. The standing banner was the focal point of the table, towering above the crowd of high school students who kept passing it by without hardly a second glance, but it was the only thing I had eyes for. The banner featured the image of a young woman on horseback, in full Huntseat attire, her horse rearing up and…
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Why a Women’s College: From the Office of Admission
A Look at the Numbers and Perspectives from the Office of Admission This week is “Why a Women’s College” Week, and we’re featuring a post a day from different perspectives on the value of an inclusive women’s college education. Today’s post was originally featured in the book College Admission Essentials: A Step-by-Step Guide to Showing Colleges Who You Are and What Matters to You by Ethan Sawyer, but written by Aimee Kahn-Foss ’08, Director of Admission and Rachel West, Associate Director of Admission at Agnes Scott. “As someone who made the decision to attend a women’s college, I didn’t choose my college because it was a women’s college. I chose…
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Why a Women’s College: From the College Counselor (and alumna) perspective
Learn about Women’s Colleges from the perspective of someone who advises students This week is “Why a Women’s College” Week, and we’re featuring a post a day from different perspectives on the value of an inclusive women’s college education. Today’s post comes from Nancy Beane, a long-time college counselor and alumna of the Agnes Scott Class of 1968. Choosing to go to a women’s college was one of the smartest decisions I ever made, and I fully credit my experience there with setting me on the path to becoming the person I am today. When I entered college, I was a shy, linear-thinking young woman who lacked confidence intellectually and…
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Why a Women’s College: From someone who never attended one
Why You Should Consider a Women’s College…even if you haven’t before This week is “Why a Women’s College” Week, and we’re featuring a post a day from different perspectives on the value of an inclusive women’s college education. Today’s post explores that value from the perspective of someone who didn’t have the women’s college experience when they were an undergraduate. It might be weird to say, especially as an admission counselor at an inclusive women’s college like Agnes Scott College, but I never really considered attending a women’s college. When I was in high school starting my college search, my focus was on having the “typical” college experience: the kind…
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Why a Women’s College: By the Numbers
Learn about a Women’s College with the Statistics This week is a “Why a Women’s College” Week, and we’re featuring a post a day from different perspectives on the value of an inclusive women’s college education. Today’s post is for those of you who want to look at the numbers- facts, figures and statistics about women’s colleges. Students Women’s Colleges as a group are more racially and ethnically diverse than other types of schools; 43% of those attending Women’s Colleges identify as American BIPOC.1 Women’s Colleges have more students that receive Pell Grants than other types of schools.1 Women’s Colleges alumnae are more likely than public university or liberal arts…