{"id":16,"date":"2008-12-22T12:35:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-22T16:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admissions.me.holycross.edu\/2008\/12\/22\/what-happens-to-my-application-once-its-been-submitted\/"},"modified":"2008-12-22T12:35:00","modified_gmt":"2008-12-22T16:35:00","slug":"what-happens-to-my-application-once-its-been-submitted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/2008\/12\/22\/what-happens-to-my-application-once-its-been-submitted\/","title":{"rendered":"What Happens to my Application Once It’s Been Submitted?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Lauren-T\"<\/a>
\nIt\u2019s the most wonderful time of the year\u2026<\/p>\n

Well it\u2019s that time of year again.\u00a0 For some of you, this time means finishing up some work before the holiday break, searching for the best deal at the mall or relaxing and spending time by the fire with family and friends.\u00a0 For the world of admissions, it means that reading season<\/strong> is almost upon us.<\/p>\n

At this point in time, many of you are probably wondering exactly what happens to your application once it\u2019s been sent to our office. Once your application file is received and is considered complete (it has your application, counselor recommendation letter, teacher recommendation letter, and transcript) it is filed alphabetically in a number of huge filing cabinets located in our office. An admission counselor is assigned to each drawer and is required to complete what we call a \u201cfirst read\u201d of your application. This requires our lovely yellow reading sheets, in which we record you name, high school, GPA, rank, test scores (if you chose to submit them of course!), the courses you\u2019ve taken, the number of honors, APs, accelerated, advanced classes you\u2019ve taken, the grades you\u2019ve received, and what contact you\u2019ve had with Holy Cross. We also read ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING you send us and briefly summarize each, as well as recording what service, leadership, and extra-curriculars you have been involved in.\u00a0 Once the entire sheet is complete, your application is ready for a \u201csecond read\u201d by another counselor.\u00a0 The role of the second reader is much less taxing than that of the first.\u00a0 This second reader double checks the work of the first reader and then records anything else that might stand out. After the second read is complete, the reading of your application is now complete and it is ready to go to our committee!<\/p>\n

Happy holidays, happy application completing and happy winter!<\/p>\n

Lauren D. Thornton
\nAdmissions Counselor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s the most wonderful time of the year\u2026 Well it\u2019s that time of year again.\u00a0 For some of you, this time means finishing up some work before the holiday break, searching for the best deal at the mall or relaxing and spending time by the fire with family and friends.\u00a0 For the world of admissions, … <\/p>\n

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