{"id":81,"date":"2007-10-09T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-09T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admissions.me.holycross.edu\/2007\/10\/09\/director-of-admissions-tips-for-application-process\/"},"modified":"2007-10-09T17:15:00","modified_gmt":"2007-10-09T21:15:00","slug":"director-of-admissions-tips-for-application-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/2007\/10\/09\/director-of-admissions-tips-for-application-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Director of Admissions’ tips for application process"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Annmcdermott\" I hope you are enjoying getting to know members of the Admissions Staff.\u00a0 I have been reminded by a staff member (okay, it was Kelli) that I have been invisible since my opening greeting.\u00a0 So here is a bit of my story:<\/p>\n

I am originally from Wilton, CT (though born in CA) and attended public schools there. I sort of stumbled upon Holy Cross, and after a visit to campus knew that this was where I wanted to spend my four years of college. I was a psychology major, but took full advantage of the broad range of classes offered here. I have spent all of my professional life working in the field of admissions, returning to work in the Holy Cross admissions office in 1989.\u00a0 My husband Ed is also a graduate of Holy Cross. He is an attorney by profession, and on the side he too is employed by the College. He teaches a class on legal reasoning and rhetoric, and coaches the College\u2019s mock trial and moot court teams.\u00a0 Our oldest child, Brian, is a sophomore here, and daughter Lauren is a junior in high school. Will she follow in mom, dad, and bother\u2019s footsteps? That\u2019s a blog for the future.<\/p>\n

My tip for making the college application process a bit saner: Don\u2019t get sucked into the hysteria that frequently escalates at this time of year. Getting distracted by the frantic conversations among classmates about who\u2019s applying where, deadlines, etc. is simply not helpful.\u00a0 Stay focused. Be organized. Maintain perspective. And breathe.<\/p>\n

Ann McDermott
\nDirector of Admissions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I hope you are enjoying getting to know members of the Admissions Staff.\u00a0 I have been reminded by a staff member (okay, it was Kelli) that I have been invisible since my opening greeting.\u00a0 So here is a bit of my story: I am originally from Wilton, CT (though born in CA) and attended public … <\/p>\n

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