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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Several folks (here and on Reddit) have mentioned the giant NACAC college counseling conference that took place earlier this month. Then I heard Lee Coffin (Dartmouth AO's podcast) yesterday refer to the meeting as well.

Found the agenda. Look at the role AI
https://nacacconference.org/education/preconference-seminars/

They had sessions with the founders and CEOs of 2 college AI tools that I learned about on this site: 
Athena AI and Kollegio

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This conference is the talk of the town right now in the college counseling world. I haven't seen any writeups about it yet, other than this one on reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1nmsuxz/i_went_to_nacac_2025_the_largest_national/[/quote]

really great nuggets hidden in there:

In terms of opportunities: It’s been interesting to hear so many admissions officers talk about wanting more humanities students. Engineering and AI are still super popular (as always), but there’s this under-discussed desire for more kids—especially boys—to apply as humanities majors.

On the other hand, within STEM and engineering, there are niche areas with more demand: systems engineering, materials science, environmental engineering, even things like water management. So if you’re applying to a STEM field and you have a supplemental essay about your interests — it’s really helpful to point toward a specific and less-common area of interest. Give them a vivid picture of not just what you want to study, but also why — and how that connects to something tangible or helpful in the world.

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Extracurriculars are not as important as most families think. An admissions presenter at NACAC shared results from a survey where families were asked to rank the top 5 most important factors in college admissions. [b]Families ranked extracurriculars as #1, ahead of everything else (even above things like grades and test scores). But in reality, for most admissions officers, it’s closer to #10. It’s not that extracurriculars don’t matter... it’s just that other things matter way more.[/b]

Also a reminder: Summer programs hosted by colleges don’t give you an edge. That’s a common myth some parents believe. But they don’t offer preferential treatment just because you paid to attend a summer program on their campus. What actually tends to matter more is whether a student shows specific, niche interests (I think this is especially the case in STEM... so many AOs I talked to had their eyes glaze over when talking about so many general biology or chemistry major interests. Show some indication that you have a specialized interest). You don’t need tons of “pay-to-play” programs. Some might help introduce an interest, but what’s far more impressive is initiative and resourcefulness (like one AO really liked hearing about a student cold-calling professors to work with them on projects).
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This is very interesting but I wonder what it means for "holistic" admissions, the colleges harping on that is why families think EC's are heavily weighted.  [/quote]

I think it depends on the school. Matters more at only a handful in the T25.
[b]What is interesting in that was LOR. I've now heard that from 3 other recent IECs on podcasts or webinars. They are hammering home the LOR. [/quote][/b]

LOR's are most opaque component of the process though I suspect it was explain the students with multiple highly selective admits and also the high stats kids with surprisingly disappointing results.  [/quote]

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