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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How much of decisions will now ride on the video? Rigor, check. Great grades, check. High test score, check. Essays - several for Brown - check.

And now a video. I know there have been a few threads here and there discussing this, but I'm surprised there isn't more discussion than that on videos. Kid doesn't know where to start - what aspect of him haven't already been covered in the 7 responses to Brown?

While my kid writes all his own essays and I edit, I realize AI might have an impact on admissions even though it is, in my opinion, a terrible tool for this purpose. Is the video the new way around this? Wish we could just dump the essays then.

It also occurs to me that there is nothing stopping unscrupulous applicants from having someone else manufacture a video. How would the college even know the identity of the person actually doing the talking? It's not like you present ID. Sorry for my rant, but it just occurred to me what a mess this is.[/quote]

I am not 100% certain on this, but I thought the videos were answer to being spread too thin with increased applications and not enough alumni to interview.

If it offers anyone peace, I have a child at Brown, and I didn’t like his much. I shared my opinion, but he kept as is. It showed personality and character, but also broke the supposed rules by reiterating EC’s by showing video of a couple. I really think it’s low stake, just ability to communicate and not a super smarty that won’t ever socialize, engage or leave the dorm room. [/quote]
Thanks for your response. I imagine my kid would do better in a live interview, with the in-person give-and-take of conversation. We'll see what he comes up with for the video. I hadn't really thought about it until after his app was submitted the other day. He is a very chill person, a thinker and listener more than a talker. Good at asking questions. I might suggest he chat about some topics that are meaningful to him for a 60-second Glimpse, but he did already touch on them in the essays, so maybe that's not really the way to go. Sigh.[/quote]

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