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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…
‘Tis the season for college fairs as Admission Counselors everywhere hit the road traveling all around the country and the globe speaking with high school students. While college fairs allow prospective students the opportunity to speak with representatives from hundreds of colleges/universities in one evening, these incredible opportunities can often be equally overwhelming. Let’s take…
A week from today, the Common Application will launch a new version for the upcoming 2013-14 college admission cycle. The Common Application currently serves nearly 500 college/universities, including Babson, so the question becomes … How will you be affected by the next generation Common Application Online (CA4)? In essence, you won’t be – this is…
OK, so I fully acknowledge that I have fallen off the blogging wagon since my last post. This did not go unnoticed by certain members of my staff and the greater Babson community. I could make excuses about being busy, I don’t know, assembling a class, or mention that we have a whole team of talented…
This weekend I checked off one of the items on my bucket list: RUN A HALF MARATHON! It was truly one of the most inspiring events I’ve ever been apart of – 13.1 long miles (and it’s that .1 that really kicks your butt!). Beginning with my pre-race anxiety standing amongst hundreds of people, to…
I’ve tried, I swear. I’ve written two full blogs and started parts of others and nothing was coming out right, so I scrapped them all. After writing the hard-hitting piece on Tommaso, I thought I would have smooth sailing in writing for our blog, but no such luck. I’m going to blame Hannah. Because she’s our best…
Yesterday marked the final day of classes for Babson students for the Spring of 2013, and they celebrated with free ice cream (among other festivities!). Nevertheless, our work here in Admission doesn’t stop with their departure. With May 1st comes a milestone months in the making – Deposit Day! Not only are we in…
Campus was busy on Good Friday as many prospective students gathered on the Babson College campus for the first Spring Preview Day of the year. It was a beautiful day as families eagerly gathered to start their visit in the Sorenson Theater. Dean Gosselin gave a warm welcome to the over 300 people in…
