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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The real answer, which no one likes, is institutional priorities. Has nothing to do with the applicant. Does it help shape our class more to have X kid or Y kid? That's what they ask. They don't pick the "better" applicant- they pick who they think they need.[/quote]

If undersubscribed majors are institutional priorities, and you research and find out that a certain liberal arts major at a private university only had a handful of graduating seniors with that major, is that how you determine that it’s undersubscribed?

How do you determine if something is a priority? A declaration of new funding for a department? Notices from the Provost about the importance of a department?

Where would you go to find this information?[/quote]

Part of it is looking the percentages of graduates in each major. Others are reading the school's 10 year plan or the president's blog or admissions blog. I learned a lot this way. Read the supplemental prompts carefully and you'll soon see that DC doesn't fit what the school is seeking. You will have an idea soon what the priorities are AND also what kind of qualities they are looking (helpful if you don't fit any institutional priority). Good luck![/quote]

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