What More Than 300 College Admission Deans Are Looking For During The Pandemic
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of more than 300 colleges to endorse a statement about how admissions deans with evaluate applications during the coronavirus crisis.David L. Ryan/Boston Globe via Getty Images
The admissions officers stress that they recognize that students and their families may be struggling right now. They say explicitly that students will not be disadvantaged if they don't participate in extracurricular activities at this time. "Our interest is not in whether students created a new project or demonstrated leadership during this period," the statement says."We, emphatically, do not seek to create a competitive public service 'Olympics' in response to this pandemic. What matters to us is whether students' contribution or service is authentic and meaningful to them and to others. ... We will assess these contributions and service in the context of the obstacles students are facing.
The statement also makes clear that no applicant will be penalized for a change in academic circumstances, which includes testing, because of the pandemic.
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