The Envelope
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- Опубліковано 17 кві 2013
- WRTV gained unprecedented access to a top-ranked, private university to give viewers a rare look behind the closed doors of the college admissions process. For eight months, Butler University allowed our cameras to record all parts of the admissions process, and five families welcomed us into their homes as high school seniors made the biggest decisions of their young lives.
What we witnessed reveals both the tension and the compassion that permeate this multi-million dollar college admission business. This unique project also provides high school students, their parents and their advisors an unusual look at how college admissions counselors really decide who receives the large envelope of acceptance and who receives the thin envelope of rejection.
"The Envelope" focuses on Butler as a microcosm of the struggles and efforts of college admissions across the country. WRTV believes in the power of explanatory journalism, and this special report shines a light on a usually hidden part of the community, breaks down common myths and provides a look inside the reality of the ivory towers. Butler University and the families wanted to be part of this effort to demystify the process. We walked viewers through the college admissions process, one step at a time, so they could avoid the mistakes so many others have made.
In a unique endeavor for a local television station, WRTV devoted months to documenting every aspect of the process. Ultimately, we condensed more than 100 hours of video and interviews with more than 20 people into the half-hour special.
In a unique endeavor for a local television station, "The Envelope" aired as a half-hour documentary on WRTV.
This makes applying to colleges look a lot more stressful than it actually is
Well produced behind the scenes look at the process! Good job WRTV!
I have never heard of BU except Boston University !
Baylor?
Butler is a top ranked regional private university. That means that it is a very known college in a certain region and regionally prestigious. Same goes for Mercer University (which I will be attending next year!). Mercer is known regionally to be prestigious, but it has a geographical limit just like Butler. (Also I have never heard of Butler before this video either, so I can def relate)
Never heard of butler university
how is 66% acceptance rate selective
It's not.
Acceptance rates could be skewed based on application size of each highschool, so even though it may not seem selective it's based on where you apply from
It's nice to see the behind the scenes, especially after applying to colleges this year.....
how did it go?
11:15 WTF kill a cop???
Butler is in the 60 percentile. I'm sure like most colleges there is a lot of work but as far as getting accepted, it doesn't look to hard.
Starting on applications in the summer is probably the best decision I made, and going for Early Action (Nov 15). It sucked for a few months but I knew the decision for each school I applied to by Christmas.
the-eagle-mockingbird-bookworm wtf?? u must have applied to only publics cuz you cant ea to 2 privates
Areeba Kausar yeah you can I thought ea was nonbinding
what kind of school is Butler i have never heard of that school
The woman at 6:39 looks like Barb ... well a little bit
I'm surprised these admission officers didn't get fired from their job after this video was published.
After all this ruckus guys it only costs a couple thousand dollars a year yay this schools sound worser than bankers and loan sharks
The guy at the seminar seems rude
Howdy
Butler = the slightly less prestigious Yale
Ken Ejinkonye *Very less prestigious
My son wanted to apply to Butler but I'm second guessing the decision. Their admissions department sounds like a bunch of clowns.
I would encourage you to reconsider that. They were passionate about their students... and went out of their way to give students every opportunity. I think all of us at WRTV who worked on the project left our time with Butler feeling like this was a group of people who took their jobs seriously and were striving to find the best mix of students for a Butler class. When something looks unusual on an application, they took note and delved a bit deeper, even when it would have been easier to just say 'No' and bypass the student. They were concerned about bringing quality individuals to campus who would contribute to life at Butler not just filling a class with a bunch of straight-A students. They spent day after day after day... hour after hour after hour reading through these applications. This shows just a fraction of that, and honestly, some of the more interesting parts. I feel very comfortable saying they were not clowns. They were truly professional and still managed to have some fun and make prospective students feel welcome.
I would never attend a college that would boast Jim Jones as its alumni