Behind Closed Doors
What happens to submitted college applications
BY KATY MCGUIRE, Saint Louis Univesity
Your college application is in the hands of the admissions office, and you feel helpless – or maybe you haven't sent it yet, and you're wondering what's in store for it. What steps will your application go through? Who will see it? What will they look for? What time frame should you anticipate for finding out whether you're admitted?
Have no fear: answers are here. Three college admissions professionals -- John Gaines of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, Marc Williar of Flagler College in St. Augustine, FL and Lynn Gurganus of the University of Montevallo in Montevallo, AL -- agreed to walk us through the steps an application goes through when it arrives in their offices.
The first step, common to all colleges, is processing. Here, the college receives your application, and an admissions employee enters your information into a database. This person then creates a file to contain all the information the college has received or will receive about you. Within a few days to a few weeks of this time, depending on the school's size and the number of applications that are pouring in, you'll receive a letter or some other notification telling you that this has happened.
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