Happy snow day to all of you in the Northeast! (Although I'm not sure that 10+ inches of snow is really making anyone happy on March 2nd, is it??). Some updates on where we are in the Office of Admission as we begin the month of March...

Early Action Invited Students: As we mentioned to you at the PC Up Close welcome event a couple weeks back, you'll be receiving an invitation to join the Providence College Class of 2013 Official Network this week. This social network will provide you with the opportunity to interact online with admission counselors, current PC students, and other members of the Providence College community. Keep an eye on the e-mail address you gave us in your application for that invitation.

Students who have applied Regular Decision: We are moving right along in the admission review process of your applications. This week, admission counselors will be completing our second and third reviews of your application files. We also will begin our committee on admission meetings this week, which will continue for about two weeks. During this time, the counseling staff comes together to carefully consider the students in the middle of our applicant pool for the final spaces in our freshman class. When the committee process is finished, I'll pass along more information about when decision letters will be released. Letters will certainly arrive by April 1.

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And yes, we're all keeping close watch on those Bracketology predictions for the men's basketball team as we near the end of the regular season. I headed down to New Jersey with a great group of Friar Fanatics yesterday to watch PC beat Rutgers on the road 73-66. Is 10 wins in the Big East going to be enough to make the NCAA Tournament? It was enough to wrap up a bye in the first round of the Big East Tournament... the Friars go for conference win #11 in their regular season finale Thursday night.