True or False Admissions Quiz

John applied to his dream school under ED I but was deferred. He then applied to another school under ED II and was accepted. Now he is obligated to attend the ED II school.

• True

• False

Sarah applied to Harvard under REA (Restrictive Early Action) and also applied to Northeastern University under EA. She was accepted to both!

• True

• False

Both July and Judy are in AP program, who are applying for University of Southern California. July got GPA 4.25 and Judy got GPA 4.0, so July will get more chances to be admitted than Judy.

• True

• False

Lisa improved her GPA from 3.7 in 9th grade to 4.0 in 12th grade. Her upward trend was viewed favorably by admissions officers, even though her GPA wasn't 'perfect'.

• True

• False

Tom took 3 AP courses and 1 post-AP course in his senior year but struggled, and he got a 'B' and a 'A-'. Admissions officers were impressed by his willingness to take on a challenging course load, even though his grades were not so 'perfect'.

• True

• False

Anna thinks the personal essay is THE place where she can really stand out, so she would like to put everything she has done in there!

• True

• False

David applied to a university and submitted a 'Why School?' essay that only talked about the school's ranking and location. He was accepted because the essay showed he did his research.

• True

• False

Peter can never beat Aron in the race for Cornell because his ACT is lower than Aron's.

• True

• False

Rachel applied to the University of California and submitted her SAT scores, but the admission offices did not consider them.

• True

• False

Kevin applied to a Test-Optional school and chose not to submit his SAT scores. He was still accepted because the school did not penalize him for not submitting test scores.

• True

• False