As we’ve mentioned in our previous blog posts on this topic, we always suggest doing your best to figure out your school’s stance on demonstrated interest before you go to great lengths to prove that you want to go there. As you’ll see in this blog post, there are many schools that no longer consider demonstrated interest as an important factor in their application process. None of this means that you shouldn’t demonstrate interest if it’s in your means to do so, but we think it’s important to shed light on how the admission process works. And because things like going on a school tour or attending a summer program don’t guarantee admission, it’s important that you spend your time wisely.

A google search of the words “demonstrated interest” will result in a lot of information and opinions around whether or not it is an important factor in the application process. The term gets thrown around a lot during application season, and this blog post will explain what it means.

Demonstrated interest is a fancy admissions term for showing that you are interested in the school beyond just applying with the school name spelled right. Ways of demonstrating your interest can include touring, going to an admissions information session, doing an interview if it’s an option, taking part in their summer programs, or basically anything else that puts you on their radar before they hand down judgment on your application.