Anything Admission at Connecticut College

Today was a big day in the Admission office. After months of hard work, thousands of fluorescent yellow folders and a couple of Lasik surgeries to repair our vision after reading 15,021 teacher recommendations (you may think we’re kidding, but we counted), we’ve reached the end of our deliberations. While this was a hectic time for us, we realize it was an even more stressful time for the applicants. As admission officers, we applaud your patience as you’ve waited for those large official-looking notification envelopes.

But, we’re getting a little ahead of ourselves – we haven’t even formally introduced ourselves to you! We’re Mitch Herz and Julia Gordon, two Assistant Directors of Admission here at Connecticut College and your hosts on this blog. Throughout the month of April and perhaps beyond, we will share part of what goes on in our office with you, and also introduce you to some of our colleagues. They’ll share a little about themselves as they blog, but for now here’s a little about us.

In the meantime, if you would like to see which counselor manages your area, click here

Hi, my name is Mitch, and this is my second year serving as part of the admission staff at Connecticut College. My reading and travel territories include Upstate New York, northern sections of New Jersey, Vermont, and New Hampshire, as well as vast portions of the central part of the country (Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee). Needless to say, I log many miles visiting high schools and college fairs in the fall, but since I’m from the Midwest originally, I definitely look forward to the trips. When back on campus, I love attending Camel sporting events, especially since I work with athletic recruits during the application process. I’m pretty easy to spot around campus – I’m usually either running (one of my favorite pastimes) or bopping around in my bright yellow Mazda (see photo). Congrats to all of the new admits, and feel free to stop and chat with me if you have the opportunity to visit campus this month!

Hi, I’m Julia. I just wrapped up my first reading cycle at Connecticut College after starting as an Assistant Director in July, 2007. In the office, I help recruit students from Worcester, Wellesley, Lowell and Concord, MA; Southern NJ; Oregon, Washington, Montana and Alaska. While I’m not traveling, I also help update the Admission Website, and plan the College’s Open House events. You’ll be hearing more about our Spring Open House in upcoming blog entries.
After nearly a year here, I can honestly say that I love it! I’ll blog more about my favorite things to do in Connecticut during upcoming posts. In the meantime, I’d like to extend my congratulations to all of you!

As we alluded to earlier, today was a big day for us – and you – as we sent thousands of decision letters across the nation and the world. The president of the college, Lee Higdon, joined Martha Merrill '84, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, to bless the letters as they left the building, and the counseling staff celebrated the closing of this phase of the admission process.

After months of difficult decisions on our end, now the decision is in your hands.
But don’t worry, we’re here to help you. Keep your eyes on the Connecticut College admitted student web page (admitted.conncoll.edu), as well as this blog in the upcoming weeks and we’ll keep you updated with happenings from around our office and throughout campus. It should be an exciting month!
For now, though, take a deep breath and relax. You’ve made it!