The admissions cycle is over here at Wellesley and everywhere. I always felt that releasing admissions results on April 1 was a cruel joke. Of course, Wellesley does it a bit earlier. This year we partnered with Admissions to implement a paperless admissions process and I, as a member of the Board of Admissions, read applications. This gave me a much better understanding of the process. Admissions staff were terrific partners, willing to work with us to tweak the systems as needed, and most importantly, they are believers and the best advocates one could have hoped for. We have one of the most impressive and more diverse group of students who have been admitted. Congratulations to our colleagues in Admissions.
When we began discussions about paperless admissions approximately a year ago, we faced the same exact questions all CIOs face. Should we build something or buy something, like Slate? Of course, there is no clear answer this loaded question and it depends on so many factors. I would say I am clearly an outlier in the way I think about the answer to these questions.
