Admissions Tips Stories

Mawr Insight: Campus Tours
"A campus tour allows for your future to be as close as the ground beneath your feet."

Mawr Insight: What is a School Visit?
"A school visit is not an interview. It鈥檚 an information session where the purpose is to learn more about a college, not to evaluate attendees for admission."

Mawr Insight: The College Interview
"As a senior, it is such a treat to talk to people who are excited to start the journey I have almost completed."

Moving Out of State: Sofia Azuara '25
"Just because you鈥檙e leaving your city doesn't mean that you're leaving your community."

Navigating Financial Aid
"We鈥檙e here to assist and have compiled our best tips to help you navigate the process."

Mawr Insight: Visits & Events
"I remember visiting 海角社区 and I felt that throughout my visit all the priorities on my list were checked off."

What do we mean by 鈥渉olistic application review鈥?
"Our aim is to understand you not just as an academic performer, but as a whole human, one shaped by the multiple, rich contexts in which you exist."

Mawr Insight: College Fairs 101
"Be open-minded throughout the interaction 鈥 don鈥檛 rule out a school before gaining enough information, you might surprise yourself!"

Fly-In Programs: Lantern Scholars
"A fly-in program allows you to experience the college environment in a way that a regular campus visit might not allow you."

Mawr Insight: Interviewing 101
"It can be hard to learn about student clubs and dorm life, but in an interview you can talk about these things in detail."

Mawr Insight: The Summer Before Senior Year
"There鈥檚 a lot you can do the summer before senior year to prepare for the college application cycle. And trust me, when you鈥檙e in the swing of the school year, you鈥檒l be glad you did!"

Mawr Insight: Application Planning 101
"Knowing your limits and being realistic with yourself is one of the most important skills to develop before, at, and after college."