{"id":68,"date":"2007-11-15T06:17:00","date_gmt":"2007-11-15T10:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admissions.me.holycross.edu\/2007\/11\/15\/the-standardized-test-affair-part-deux\/"},"modified":"2007-11-15T06:17:00","modified_gmt":"2007-11-15T10:17:00","slug":"the-standardized-test-affair-part-deux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/2007\/11\/15\/the-standardized-test-affair-part-deux\/","title":{"rendered":"The Standardized Test Affair, Part Deux"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;float: left\" src=\"http:\/\/me.holycross.edu\/blogimages\/drew_2.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Drew_2\" \/> So it\u2019s one thing for us to proclaim to be standardized test optional but then comes the inevitable question \u2013 how do we know whether or not a student wants their standardized test scores used?<\/p>\n<p>Well, that\u2019s where the verification form comes in.<\/p>\n<p>Once we\u2019ve received your application, we will send you a confirmation letter letting you know that we\u2019ve received it.\u00a0 Within that envelope is a very important form, the final part of our application process.\u00a0 The verification form (see picture) is our final chance to verify some key information.\u00a0 First off, we want to make sure we\u2019ve got your name and address spelled perfectly (because that\u2019s how we want to address the decision letter); secondly, we want to verify that we have your numbers correct \u2013 phone number, social security number and birth date.<\/p>\n<p>And then, once and for all, we want to know whether or not you wish to have your standardized test scores considered with your application.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/holycrossadmissionsblog.typepad.com\/.shared\/image.html?\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/11\/16\/verificationformtn_4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/me.holycross.edu\/blogimages\/verificationformtn_4.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Verificationformtn_4\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Have doubts about whether or not to submit then see my blog entry from October 6: <a href=\"http:\/\/holycrossadmissionsblog.typepad.com\/admissionsblog\/2007\/week40\/index.html\">http:\/\/holycrossadmissionsblog.typepad.com\/admissionsblog\/2007\/week40\/index.html<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Finally, we ask about Holy Cross alums in your family and contact you\u2019ve had with the Admissions Office at Holy Cross.<\/p>\n<p>So please take this form seriously \u2013 we do \u2013 and please return it to us completed as soon as possible so that we can process your application effectively.\u00a0 Your hard work is done but ours has just begun.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew N Carter<br \/>\nAssociate Director of Admissions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So it\u2019s one thing for us to proclaim to be standardized test optional but then comes the inevitable question \u2013 how do we know whether or not a student wants their standardized test scores used? Well, that\u2019s where the verification form comes in. Once we\u2019ve received your application, we will send you a confirmation letter &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/2007\/11\/15\/the-standardized-test-affair-part-deux\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Standardized Test Affair, Part Deux&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":615,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-andrew-carter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/615"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}