How university admissions officers read applications | Ask Us Anything: Ed Bustos of Rollins College

You've spent countless hours perfecting your university applications, and you've finally sent them all in. What happens next? We sat down with Ed Bustos, Director of International Admissions at Rollins College, to find out. Ed talks about what exactly happens during 'reading season,' when university admissions departments consider your application file and make admissions decisions. This episode of Ask Us Anything is hosted by John Nesbitt, a former admissions officer at Vanderbilt University who currently works on the university partnerships team at the Duolingo English Test.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:47 What is an application file?
04:32 How do admissions officers read a file?
07:12 How long does reading a file take?
10:36 What are the best and worst things to see in a file?
14:52 Can admissions officers help with financial aid?
16:23 What is an admissions committee?
18:16 Should I send test scores to a test optional university?
20:03 When does "reading season" end?
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