Demonstrated Interest

Demonstrated interest is how colleges assess how interested a student is in attending their school. Demonstrated interest is increasingly becoming an important part of the admissions process. For some schools, it is a highly considered piece of an admissions decision.

What are some ways you can “demonstrate” interest?

Request information online by completing a form

Read your emails
Open email links
Participate in virtual events

Follow colleges on social media
Attend college fairs
Attend events at or for your High School
Send follow up emails to Admission Counselors
Attend a campus visit
Meet with faculty, students or alumni
Add colleges to the Common App, Coalition App, Naviance, Scoir

Complete optional supplemental essays
Submit your applications early
Interview, if possible
Open and visit your portal
Continue to open and read emails after you apply

Schools that consider demonstrated interest very important include: American, Ithaca, Quinnipiac & Syracuse.
Schools that consider demonstrated interest important include:
Auburn, Elon, Fairfield, High Point, Lehigh, Michigan State, U of Arizona, U Mass-Amherst.