{"id":13,"date":"2009-01-14T05:52:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-14T09:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admissions.me.holycross.edu\/2009\/01\/14\/happy-new-year%e2%80%a6-happy-reading\/"},"modified":"2009-01-14T05:52:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-14T09:52:00","slug":"happy-new-year-happy-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/2009\/01\/14\/happy-new-year-happy-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year\u2026. Happy Reading?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Alyssa-t\"<\/a>
\nThe New Year has officially begun but this year as I welcomed 2009 I did it with a little bit of hesitation.\u00a0 I have spent the past few months hearing about what \u201creading season\u201d is like in admissions but did not know what to expect.\u00a0 I had my first full day of reading yesterday and am beginning my second one today.\u00a0 I can honestly say that despite the paper cuts, frequent trips for caffeine, and refilling the lead in my mechanical pencils \u2014 I am enjoying it.\u00a0 Each of the applications I have read seems to tell me a story and my job is to present that story to our selection committee.\u00a0 Through your counselor and teacher recommendations, interview write-up, high school transcript, personal essays, newspaper clips, and pictures I like trying to get to know each and every one of you.\u00a0 When I pick up an application for the first time I feel as if we are just meeting each other.\u00a0 As I finish the last page in your file I want to feel like I know a lot about you.\u00a0 As I read each application I ask certain questions to myself, like how will you enhance the Holy Cross community?\u00a0 Will you excel academically?\u00a0 Will you bring something different to the campus?\u00a0 Do you already bleed purple?\u00a0 Do you strive to be a man or woman for others?\u00a0 Ideally, I discover the answer to these questions in time.\u00a0 I can admit if I happen to be reading your application, I am guilty of being a bit protective of my Alma Mater.\u00a0 I want to make sure the students that we accept this year will not only thrive and contribute during their college years but will continue to do so after their time on the hill has ended.\u00a0 You may have visited, interviewed, come for a day-visit, attended a football game and online chat.\u00a0 I get it, you are hooked, and you love Holy Cross.\u00a0 But do you also care and love for your family, the community around you, and the greater world.\u00a0 Do you want to make a difference after college and work to live out the Jesuit mission?\u00a0 Holy Cross students are a special type, they definitely have the brains but they most undeniably have the heart.\u00a0 Basically amidst all the numbers (grades, test scores, GPA distribution charts, class rank) I really want to see your heart.<\/p>\n

Alyssa Trometter
\nAdmissions Counselor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The New Year has officially begun but this year as I welcomed 2009 I did it with a little bit of hesitation.\u00a0 I have spent the past few months hearing about what \u201creading season\u201d is like in admissions but did not know what to expect.\u00a0 I had my first full day of reading yesterday and … <\/p>\n

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