Included in the article I wrote just over a month ago, was a Google Form for Manogue Seniors to share the facts and their opinions on the college application process. Over the past four weeks, I received responses from 88 people, which is just over half of our class of 166 students.
First, a simple yes or no question that I know many people are curious about, “have you committed to a college yet?” We have all enjoyed watching the new names appear on Mr. Werner’s whiteboard, but that doesn’t reflect the student body as a whole as 43.2% of the respondents have already committed to a college.
Interestingly, 80.7% of students applied early decision or early action, which makes sense, as doing this can increase your chances of acceptance. 70.5% have chosen a major to study in college with “health, medecine, and nursing” as the largest choice for Manogue seniors (31.7%).
The final two questions in the survey were open ended and asked students about the hardest and easiest parts of the application process. There was no overarching trend in the easiest parts, but a common answer was the personal and demographic questions. In terms of the most difficult aspect, an overwhelming majority of the responses said the essays.
For the Manogue Juniors who will be following this process next year, the essays are difficult and time management is super important, but these are all skills that you have built up in your time here at Manogue. Remember, it is ok to not have a school commitment, you do this on your own time!
Thank you to all who filled out the form:
Have you committed to a college yet?
Yes: 43.2% (38)
No: 56.8% (50)
How many colleges did you apply to?
1-2: 26.1% (23)
3-6: 27.3% (24)
7-10: 21.6% (19)
11-13: 14.8% (13)
14+: 10.2% (9)
Did you apply early decision or early action to any of your schools?
Yes: 80.7% (71)
No: 19.3% (17)
Did you apply to UNR?
I applied to UNR as a safety school: 61.4% (64)
I applied with the intention of going to UNR: 19.3% (17)
I did not apply to UNR: 19.3% (17)
What is your dream school currently (ignoring tuition or acceptance)?
Free response
Do you know your major yet?
Yes: 70.5% (62)
I have a few in mind: 26.1% (23)
I have not decided on a major: 3.4% (3)
If you have decided on a major, which category does it fall into?
Health, medicine, or nursing: 31.7% (26)
STEM: 24.4% (20)
Business or law: 15.9% (13)
Humanities, liberal arts, or history: 3.7% (3)
Psychology: 9.8% (8)
Art, music, film, architecture: 3.7% (3)
Other – Forestry/Agriculture: 3.7% (3)
Other: 6.8% (6)
Do you plan on participating in Greek life in college?
Yes: 31.8% (28)
Maybe: 26.1% (23)
No: 42% (37)
What was the hardest part of the application process?
Open ended
What was the easiest part of the application process?
Open ended
