Re: Creativity in College Admissions -- EDPR 7/8112 Adolescence Sec. 001 0500-0800 R

[ Show ]

Support VoyForums

[ Shrink ]

VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1 ]

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: 21:51:24 02/24/07 Sat
Author: Rachel Landau
Subject: Re: Creativity in College Admissions
In reply to: Tish Colvin 's message, "Creativity in College Admissions" on 17:53:45 02/23/07 Fri

I am so excited to hear this! When I worked in the undergrad advising center in the psychology department, I heard so many students overly concerned about the application process to grad school. I have heard the same complaints from students applying to undergrad school. I wonder how well the creativity component works for admissions and how they adjust the criteria. Can including a creativity component really help differentiate between otherwise qualified applicants? I also wonder if this approach may catch on with other universities or employers. I'll plan on reading the article for more info.

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Replies:

[> Re: Creativity in College Admissions -- Derwin Sisnett, 15:38:50 02/28/07 Wed

I think that is interesting, considering that a creative person might turn something as bland as a college entrance essay into something creative on his own! I remember looking through examples of great college essays, and the ones that stood out to me the most were the ones that took creative liberties. I encourage my students to think outside the box as often as possible so that they stand a better chance of being noticed in the world!

[ Post a Reply to This Message ]
[ Edit | View ]