Study Abroad Increases College and Graduate Acceptance

Colleges are accepting record low percentages of applicants (for example, the University of Notre Dame received 14,000 applications for 1,985 slots available last year, and Harvard accepted only 7.1% of applicants) because of higher numbers of qualified graduating high school seniors. Also, more college grads are staying in school, which in turn makes it harder to get accepted to graduate school. To top it all off, its become much tougher to pay for college with the stock market decline and lack of availability of summer jobs. Also, more and more colleges are requiring applicants to have studied a foreign language prior to applying. AND graduate programs and colleges are increasingly requiring a level of foreign language proficiency in order to graduate.

AmeriSpan can help! 

AmeriSpan Study Abroad Increases College and Graduate Acceptance
Colleges are often looking for a “standout” or special skill, experience, or talent. Speaking additional languages, studying abroad and/or volunteering abroad is a great way to set yourself apart when applying for college or graduate school. Surveyed college admissions officers say if everything is equal, the applicant who studied abroad will get accepted over the one who has not.

For more information on how AmeriSpan can help you get accepted to college or graduate school, download our latest free e-report, “Study Abroad to Increase College Acceptance.”