I don’t think demonstrated interest is a thing anymore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Must be nice to have the money and time for "demonstratable interest"

Yes t is. What’s your point?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Must be nice to have the money and time for "demonstratable interest"

Sorry if your child doesn't have the money or time to open emails from some of these schools, watch virtual videos about this school, attend virtual events from these schools, attend an event if they are coming to your area, see the admissions counselor if they are coming to your child's school, email the schools admission counselor to set up a virtual interview, etc.

With today's technology, there are more ways to show demonstrated interest than traveling to a campus to visit it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Must be nice to have the money and time for "demonstratable interest"

Sorry if your child doesn't have the money or time to open emails from some of these schools, watch virtual videos about this school, attend virtual events from these schools, attend an event if they are coming to your area, see the admissions counselor if they are coming to your child's school, email the schools admission counselor to set up a virtual interview, etc.

With today's technology, there are more ways to show demonstrated interest than traveling to a campus to visit it.

This, and it absolutely takes work on the part of the applicant.

[Anonymous]

It is still important at the schools where it was always mattered.

You're just noticing how few are on that list.

[Anonymous]

Schools especially smaller ones really want to know if you are going to attend if they admit you RD. If you are serious about a school, do what you can to make this known to them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Must be nice to have the money and time for "demonstratable interest"

Why would it cost money to write an email or attend an online event?

I don’t understand why someone would have to be rich to do those things. If a student has no time to research a school or attend an online event to learn more about the school, I’d find that weird.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Schools especially smaller ones really want to know if you are going to attend if they admit you RD. If you are serious about a school, do what you can to make this known to them.

+1 Yield protection is a big game.

[Anonymous]

UVA says it doesn’t care and doesn’t track it at all. UVA is very prestigious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s always been schools who care about yield.

But I think lately schools have been relying more on ED and less on DI. Tulane is a great example. They’ll take your name and add you to their email spam list, but they don’t use it for admission much if at all

I think this is true, depending in part on the volume of applications a given school receives.

[Anonymous]

Do you need to visit all the schools,no? Do you need to show by your actions, such as personalizing your supplemental essays to the school and its programs or characteristics of the school that make it appealing to the student, I would say yes if the school is at all selective. Schools want to know they are under serious consideration, not just a throw away safety, especially if you are seeking merit by applying where the student is at the top of their stats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Demonstrated interest is very important at Olin, Dickinson, Morehouse, Syracuse, American, and Ithaca.

Demonstrated interest is important at Tulane, Bates, Kenyon, Lehigh, Elon, and High Point, among others.

Demonstrated interest is considered at Duke, NYU, Dartmouth, WashU, Tufts, Notre Dame, UMich, etc.

Demonstrated interest is not considered at Brown, MIT, Georgetown, CMU, JHU, UC Berkeley, Caltech, etc.

So, higher price for lower quality, schools, use DI to boost rankings and revenue.
I wouldn't accept a clingy spouse like that, and I wouldn't accept a clingy college like that.

[Anonymous]

You demonstrate interest through ED

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Must be nice to have the money and time for "demonstratable interest"

You can do demonstrated interest without $ (not without time)
Your child can
.... attend event when school comes and ask thoughtful questions
.... do a virtual tour
.... sign up for things the school is offering on-line (and attend)
... reach out to the admissions contact and ask if they can meet with a student who is in their intended major

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Brown, Columbia, Harvard, NYU so far haven’t cared at all. Did they ever?

No, never.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s always been schools who care about yield.

But I think lately schools have been relying more on ED and less on DI. Tulane is a great example. They’ll take your name and add you to their email spam list, but they don’t use it for admission much if at all

I think this is true, depending in part on the volume of applications a given school receives.

Tulane definitely loves ED but I think they also consider demonstrated interest for EA applicants as well.