We asked our spring 2024 college interns, “What do you wish you would’ve known or done differently during the college application process?”
“I wish it had set in that the people reading my emails were the people who were reading my applications.”
Taylor Johnson
School: University of North Carolina
Major: Engineering
“I wish I had created a structure to keep track of the progress of my application and correspondence.”
Luca McGuire
School: Savannah College of Art + Design
Major: Graphic Design
“I wish I had written an email after my interview to touch on topics left unanswered + a thank you for their time.”
Greg Hannah
School: Denison University
Major: Education
“I wish that I would’ve followed up with questions to admissions officers after campus tours.”
Lauren Hatch
School: Yale
Major: Biology