Did the tip question ask why only 5 percent of colleges verify applicants’ essays?
The Admission Trends Survey asked college admission officers if they take systematic extra steps to verify applicant essays and what, if any, extra steps are taken. Although we didn’t ask colleges why they don’t take extra steps, our best guess would be the amount of time it would require given the large number of applications that many colleges receive. However, college admission officers’ intuition and professional judgment does come in to play here. After reading thousands of essays during their careers, admission officers develop a good sense of essays that may not be authentic. Q: Can you discuss what college application or admission trends, if any, are available about students who have learning disabilities? A: NACAC has not collected any information about students with disabilities. The National Center for Education Statistics has collected and published some data related to educational progress and outcomes for students with disabilities. Q: The NACAC Report shows the number of
