It’s no secret that admission counselors are deep into application reading at this point. Just like everything else, everyone has their own way to get things done. Most people in our office play music in the background while they read, so I figured I would give everyone a sampling of what our staff listens to…
As you may have heard, much of the United States has been dealing with some wild weather recently. I realize that because of this, many prospective students may have missed Babson’s January 3rd application deadline. For this reason, we’re extending our application deadline until January 15, 2014 in order to give you more time to…
The snow has stopped, the sun is shining, and although the temperatures have dropped, our excitement is through the roof since today is the Regular Decision deadline for Babson! Yesterday was the admission staff’s first day back in the office after the holiday break and we combined forces to open and sort the buckets of…
Not that I’m counting or anything, but in just a few hours Babson College will close for the holidays. Those of us in the admission office are collectively looking forward to seeing our families, catching up on sleep, eating good food (and lots of it), and possibly even tackling a new tv show (I am…
With 167 students already comprising the Class of 2018, we cannot wait to release Early Action decisions this Sunday, December 15th! Since we are releasing decisions on a weekend, I just wanted to recap exactly how to check your decision online, seeing as the office won’t be open until Monday (and who wants to wait…
As I write this blog, we are having our first snow of the year, which is weird, because it feels like just last week I was writing my post announcing the essays for the Babson supplement. Now here we are-December 10 (just 24 days until the Regular Decision deadline!) and one week ago today we…
On Tuesday, December 2nd at 3:00 PM, Early Decision notifications for the Babson Class of 2018 were released! A multitude of students receiving the good news flocked to twitter to share their excitement and we couldn’t have been happier to see such Babson pride. Check out what the first members of the Babson Class of…
What’s everyone doing this weekend? Many of you applying to Babson Early Decision or Early Action by November 1 probably expected to have a weekend free of college applications for the first time in months. Instead of checking that essay one more time or making sure your recommendations had been submitted, you’d head outside to…
Babson College has extended the Early Action / Early Decision deadline to November 8, 2013 in response to the inconveniences that students, school counselors, and colleges have experienced as a result of the Common Application’s ongoing technical challenges. While Babson is able to download applications and credentials submitted through the Common Application, we realize that…
Planes, Trains and Passports associated with the Babson Admission Staff will be en route back to Massachusetts in just a few days, as our office wraps up the final full week of fall travel season. As Courtney mentioned in her last post, when all is said and done, our staff will have traveled 234 days, covering 26…
