These anomalies are in fact what will give you an advantage in college admissions and specifically in demonstrated interest in applications. Schools like Stanford and Harvard actually mark demonstrated interest in college admissions as ¼. Many schools choose not to track these events and instead focus their staff time and efforts on reading the college admissions essays. We think there are four keys ways to show interest: college visits, reaching out to professors, reaching out students or alumni, and showing specifics in the college application essays. In order of impact, specifics in essays, college visits, reaching out to professors, and reaching out to students/alumni is what we normally recommend.

Source: Huffington Post August 04, 2016 22:41 UTC