Navigating the changes

We’ve seen many things in our country, and indeed our world, change in response to the current COVID-19 situation. Remote teaching and learning are taking place in homes across the country, social distancing has become the norm, and while we are once again in pain, struggling to comprehend acts of racism and violence against Black people, many of us have taken to the streets to demand real and lasting change.

I can only imagine how challenging this has made your work with rising seniors students eager to more fully engage in their college search process. The Admission team has pulled together some resources that we hope will be helpful to you and your students. I sincerely hope you find them useful.

Virtual Experiences - We know that for many students, your preference would be to visit our campus in person, speak to some of our students and ask questions of our staff. We’ve created a series of virtual opportunities that we hope will fill some of those needs

Virtual tours - explore our campus through our interactive tour, or follow along with a tour guide on one of
previously recorded live Facebook tours
Information Sessions - admission counselors and current Holy Cross students give 30-minute Zoom
presentations highlighting key aspects of the College and application process, just like at an in-person
information session
Junior Advisory Days - a uniquely Holy Cross offering, these hour long sessions provide guidance on
navigating the admissions process, as well as tips on essay writing and interviewing, useful no matter
where you apply
Chats - e-chat live with current students and admissions staff; ask your questions, or just view the
responses to questions posed by other prospective students

While much may be changing in the world, we wanted to remind you know a few things that haven’t changed at Holy Cross:

Test Optional - Holy Cross continues to be test-optional. To us, an overall portfolio of academic experience (as demonstrated through a transcript) is more powerful than a single test or combination of tests.

Meet Full Need - Holy Cross continues to meet the full, demonstrated financial need of all of our accepted students.

Have no application supplement - We accept the Common Application or the Coalition Application, but have no additional supplemental application.

Enroll all students undeclared - With almost limitless combinations of academic programs available to our students as part of a liberal arts education, there’s no pressure for students to know upfront what they’d like to study.

We know that many of us are doing our jobs very differently from how we have always done them, and want to offer you any support we can. If you have questions, or would like more information from us, please feel free to email us at admissions@holycross.edu or call us at 508-793-2443. We will continue to update our website when additional changes are made on our campus in response to COVID-19.

Sincerely yours,