Word: academicization
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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"The people on the list represent just about every occupation, background and state of activity within the academic world that you can imagine," Gray said.
Stone and Gray said there are women and minorities on the list of 400, but that women constitute less than half of the potential candidates. They said the candidates vary greatly in age and academic experience.
Gray refused to say whether President Clinton or First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton are on the list, as has been widely speculated, but said the committee is looking for candidates with "academic background" and invited reporters to draw their own conclusions.
Admissions officers love a good against-all-odds story line. "We like to see that kids have overcome adversity," says Cornell's Gabard. "Goodness knows, they'll face adversity in college." Provided the adversity is authentic - like a death in the family - it can make a much more gripping essay...
For admissions officers, there's a distinct hierarchy to recommendation letters. "Brilliant means more than bright," says Bowdoin's senior associate dean of admissions Linda Kreamer. "?Hardworking and motivated' probably means the student isn't too smart." Cornell readers bristled at a recommendation hailing a student who "cares more about...