Question Regarding 4 Year Colleges and Applications

[Fallen]

Question for you scholarly types. I recently applied to a 4 year school (Hood), though I didn't submit an essay as it was optional, say I was going to do any extracurricular activities, or have a letter of recommendation. I do have a 3.8+ GPA and an AA from a Community college which has a 100% credit transfer agreement (up to 60). Do I have a shot to get in or will they basically ignore the application because I didn't jump through the BS hoops? If I don't get in, is there a standard length of time you need to wait to reapply or does it typically vary by school?

[Gelston]

Is that a private or state college/university? What I've noticed about most of the entry qualifications for LSU-system schools(And I'm sure it is probably different from state schools elsewhere), is that they mostly exist for dudes straight out of high school. Being over a certain age I didn't even need ACT/SAT scores.

[Bobmuhthol]

A letter of recommendation typically is not optional. I've never heard of a college asking if you were going to do any extracurriculars upon acceptance, so I don't know what to make of that. Doing the essay would have looked a lot better than not. They shouldn't ignore the application unless the letter of recommendation actually is a requirement, and they will definitely toss it for being incomplete in that case.

If you're applying to the day program, you're likely going to have to wait until the next year.


Edit: I looked at the Hood transfer application, which I assume you used with an AA, and you don't seem to have done anything "wrong." But, like I said, doing those things is favorable. It doesn't mean you're not going to get in, but it doesn't help.

[Fallen]

Thanks both of you. It is a private school.

[Nordaak]

Sent you a PM

[BriarFox]

I interviewed with Hood last year for an English prof job. As long as your application is complete, you'll probably get in. It's a good school, but as a small private college, it has a fairly high acceptance rate. Traditionally an all-girls school, if you didn't know, and it's still heavily female even though it's been coed for 20 years. Lots of playing field for you on the non-academic side.

Good luck.

[Sylvan Dreams]

Lots of playing field for you on the non-academic side.

I disagree.