Advice for Applying to Denison!
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Hi. My name is City, Metallica's Sally and I'm an international studies major at a member of the costs of 2021 at Denison University. Makes it seem like it was so long ago that I was actually planning to Dennison. I do have a couple of tips for you as you begin your application journey. So tip number one would be to make sure you remember and recognize that there is a balance. You are so much more than your test score or your G p a or your extracurriculars. So Dennis and truly takes account everything that you were involved in inside and outside of the costume in high school. They truly want to see you reflect that when you apply. So don't necessarily stress about having a particular test score or, you know, not having the perfect g p a or not being involved in X amount of extracurriculars. When I learned that it helps take a lot of the stress off of me as I was applying to Dennison. So just be sure to remember that, you know, get involved in what you're passionate about and show us that number two would be to make sure that you use your essay as a really great tool as a part of your application. I remember when I was applying to college the essay was actually one of my favorite parts because I got to showcase a part of myself that the rest of my application couldn't really demonstrate. So it's a really, really great tool to use to talk about your experiences or other parts. You know that you really want to talk about yourself now. The rest of your application does not necessarily reflect s, oh, definitely use that space to do so, and you can get really fun with it as well. So that is also a huge part of your applications to make sure you put in time and effort into that and show Applications committee another part of who you are, also make sure that you prove me that so proof. So definitely be willing to have another fresh set of eyes look over it because I know from previous have it's kind of easy to miss a couple of those kinds of mistakes and stuff, so just make sure you do that. So that way you're putting in your best work when you end up sending it in with your application on then number three. My last piece of advice would be to make sure you're not afraid to ask for help. I'm a first generation college students, so applying to college was really stressful for me. Terrifying, exciting, just a huge mix of emotions on, and it was really, really beneficial to have counselors and teachers to go to to ask for help. Even consulting different resource is online friends, you know, make sure you're talking about your experience and make sure you're willing to reach out to help reach out for help when you need it. Always don't be afraid to reach out to Dennison students or Dennison devastates admissions office. If you have any questions about anything people are dentists in are so excited to talk about how much they loved on the sin and their experience, so definitely do not be afraid to do that. It's just an amazing, amazing school inside and outside of the costume. Really happy to share that with you, and I hope this helps.