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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think colleges go around looking for a “type” and it’s hard to guess what each college “wants”. When you look past the “name brand” obsession and the kids who shotgun the T-25’s, many college applicants do tend to self-select. Not many pure humanities people applying to MIT. people who want a big time sports scene aren’t applying to Emory. people who want easy access to a city won’t apply to Dartmouth. People who want to be at an undergrad business school won’t apply to Williams. [/quote]

Colleges tell you what they’re looking for though. People don’t read between the lines. Or even read enough.

Like if you’re applying to Penn and never thought about the values Franklin embodies and how you can showcase that in your application, well, then that’s a miss on your part.[/quote]

In only matters insofar as tailoring essay and EC responses.

For some schools you’ll choose certain essay topics over others. It’s helpful to know what a school values so you choose topics accordingly. That part does matter.

A good counselor can tell you what a school values.[/quote]

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