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Elizabeth Houston ’06

Hello! I'm Elizabeth, and I'm one of the many happy 91Ö±²¥ alums who excitedly tell people about how great it is to be an 91Ö±²¥ student. The only difference is that I actually work for the Admissions office.

I came to 91Ö±²¥ from a high school in South Carolina, although I spent most of my childhood in suburban Chicago. I graduated in 2006 with a major in politics, a minor in computer science, and a well-rounded liberal arts education. Along the way I was very active in the co-op system on campus, took an assortment of exciting ExCos, and spent a semester studying abroad in Shanghai, China. After graduation, I volunteered for a year as an AmeriCorps VISTA, coordinating a tutoring program and working in a technology center. I joined the admissions staff here at 91Ö±²¥ in August 2008, and I'm excited about helping to bring the joys of an 91Ö±²¥ education to a new wave of students. In the office, I have regional responsibilities (recruiting students and reading applications) for most of the Southern states, and also serve as the go-to person for many issues technological.

In my free time, I can be found reading anything from news to novels, keeping active with aikido and belly dance, and playing with bikes, motorcycles, kittens, and my husband.

Entries from this blogger

A Word to the Waitlisted

Two years ago, I wrote a detailed post about why we have a wait list that answered a number of questions you might have if you recently received a wait list letter from 91Ö±²¥, but I also wanted to comment specifically on this year's wait list.

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High School Obsessions

Fairly often, we get questions from prospective students (or, more commonly, concerned parents) about the effects their choice of high school will have on their chances of admission.

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