($) If you really want to geek out on the “school fit” question

School fit is one of those elusive beasts. It’s kind of like the unicorn. You hear about it and you go “Ahhh that must be wonderful.”

But you don’t really know what it is, and you kind of suspect that nobody else truly knows either.

We’re not going to be able to fully demystify the “school fit” ideal today (though we do try over and over to help you understand it).

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If you’ve been stuck on what this “school fit” thing means then perhaps some of our discussion today will help open it up for you!
 
 

 
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Talking about how you perceive your target school to be a “fit” is an important part of certain essays you’ll write, and it definitely can be crucial in an interview! Perhaps the ideas presented today will help stimulate more understanding for you of what exactly an academic experience might look like and, based on your own self-knowledge and the way you operate, where you might more easily find a place that is “home.”