tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1603174461344479143.post6851525853743060583..comments2024-02-14T18:14:24.187-08:00Comments on 20011: The Challenge Index and Gilb's LawGeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14819154529261482038noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1603174461344479143.post-37029241237529777932013-04-17T18:17:08.745-07:002013-04-17T18:17:08.745-07:00All or nearly all US colleges require an essay or ...All or nearly all US colleges require an essay or two. Many of them have an alumni interview as part of the process. An article in The Washington Post's Sunday magazine mentioned a school where every admissions officer reads about 30 applications a day, roughly one every 15 minutes. It sounded to me like very tough duty.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819154529261482038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1603174461344479143.post-32712174783937839742013-04-17T17:54:23.084-07:002013-04-17T17:54:23.084-07:00For selecting students for university, I think it&...For selecting students for university, I think it's important not to go just on marks, as they mostly do here in Australia, but to also require a statement written by the prospective student about why they want to study a particular thing, plus a longish, wide-ranging chat. zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.com