疫情给招生委员会评估申请学生带来挑战(Admission Committee and the Chanllenges of Assessing Students in a Time of COVID-19)
在这场讨论中,招生领导委员会(Admission Leadership Council)的三位老师:St. Andrew's School的现任招生主任Ray Cross、Suffield Academy的现任招生主任Sean Atkins、和Far Hills Country Day School的现任招生主任Edward Thompson,就疫情期间招生委员会如何评估申请学生展开了讨论,我们熟悉的许多顶级美高招生官也参与到了讨论当中,其中包括The Lawrenceville School的招生主任Willaim Eichardson、Choate Rosemary Hall的招生主任Jeffrey Beaton、Middlesex School的招生副主任Alexander Fernandez、和The Governor's Academy的招生副主任Samantha Howson。
每所学校的招生委员会,每一位招生官,他们的最终目标都是要为学校挑选出最优秀、最适合的学生。而在今年的疫情影响下,招生官们面临的两大困难在于:一是如何在一切转为线上的情况下全面、直观、平等的评估申请学生和申请家庭;二是如何让申请学生以及家庭通过远程线上的方式全面了解学校。在这场讨论中,许多学校的招生官们纷纷主动分享了他们现阶段面临的困难、可以采取的措施和方法、和还在设想与计划中的解决办法。值得关注的是,许多学校都提到了,今年的招生工作中,尤其重要的一点就是学校要加强与顾问的联系,以便通过顾问更全面的了解申请学生以及申请家庭。
现阶段面临的困难
2020申请季刚刚揭开帷幕,全球的许多学校都因为疫情不得不转为线上授课,今年的访校和面试也都转为了线上进行。这对每所学校的招生委员会都造成了巨大的冲击。每年的访校与面试是招生官能够面对面、直观地去了解和观察学生的最佳机会,也能够直观地接收到学生对校园的感受。一旦转为线上,招生官的判断也会受到影响,在录取阶段承担了更多的压力。另一方面,大多数申请学生(包括美国本土学生和国际学生)从春季开始一直在线上学习,许多美国的公立学校因此取消了考试,改为线上课堂表现评估,老师们也只能在线上了解学生。这样一来,申请学生原学校提供的成绩单和老师推荐信中值得参考的信息相比往年也许非常有限。
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