I am a humanist who happens to work with a number of scientists and social scientists. A symbiotic combination: I deliver the narrative their data dictates. While I am an energetic translator of such “dry” fact, tying the enlivening anecdote to larger statistical trends, my story line is necessarily rooted in a numerical reality. If not, I’m merely weaving words. So, in the interest of facts and narrative, the story I propose today is simple and substantiated. The statement sage is booming and this year’s college admissions outcomes – my data points – describe this trajectory!
I worked with several students this past cycle, from Waimaku, New Zealand and Chongqing, China to Santa Clara, California and New London County, Connecticut. Here follows their list of admissions. Before setting such down, let me be clear. My students have been remarkable. I have worked only to bring the personal of their achievements to the fore. So cheers to admits at the following schools in this inaugural year at the Statement Sage: Oxford University, New York University, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt University, Emory University, University of California: Los Angeles, Yale University, University of Colorado: Boulder; University of California: Irvine, University of Chicago, University of California: Santa Barbara, Loyola Marymount, Indiana University Kelley School of Business, and Georgetown University.
Now, the story-teller’s context! This was perhaps the most challenging year ever in college applications. Some seats were already set aside for students who had deferred in the first flush of COVID; applicants doubled or tripled (nearly!) as standardized test scores were optional; international students who had been sidelined re-entered in great numbers to compete with each other. Cheers to my students who threaded this needle and are entering the world of higher education. It was a thrill to work with each of them.
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