--- title: Worthington Christian School Parent Blog | Austin Martin description: Austin Martin is the Assistant Director of Domestic Recruitment at The Ohio State University. Before this, he worked in admissions at Oklahoma State University and the University of Iowa. --- - [VISIT WORTHINGTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL WEBSITE](https://www.worthingtonchristian.com/) - [![WC Logo](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/WC%20Assets%20(Logos%20and%20Fonts)/Logos/Horizontal%20Academic%20Logo%20for%20Light%20Backgrounds.png) ![WC Logo](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/WC%20Assets%20(Logos%20and%20Fonts)/Logos/Horizontal%20Academic%20Logo%20for%20Dark%20Backgrounds.png) ![WC Logo](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/WC%20Assets%20(Logos%20and%20Fonts)/Logos/Horizontal%20Academic%20Logo%20for%20Light%20Backgrounds.png)](https://www.worthingtonchristian.com/) [![DOWNLOAD VIEWBOOK](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/5627441/c9015685-d41c-4099-a319-5e3b3dacf482.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/5627441/c9015685-d41c-4099-a319-5e3b3dacf482) - [Ages 3-K Blog](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k) - [Grades 1-5 Blog](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5) - [Grades 6-8 Blog](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades6-8) - [Grades 9-12 Blog](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12) ## Navigating Your Child's Education: Grades 9-12 ## Austin Martin ![](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Blog%20Authors%20(6).jpg?width=35&name=Copy%20of%20Blog%20Authors%20(6).jpg) Austin Martin is the Assistant Director of Domestic Recruitment at The Ohio State University. Before this, he worked in admissions at Oklahoma State University and the University of Iowa. Find me on: ## Recent Posts ###### 4 min read ## [The Current Landscape of College Admissions](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/the-current-landscape-of-college-admissions-1) By [Austin Martin](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/author/austin-martin) on Sep 22, 2022 8:00 PM [![](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/College%20Admissions%20Blog%20Image.jpg)](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/the-current-landscape-of-college-admissions-1) In years past, many high school students and their parents followed a similar script as they planned for college: take the most challenging classes in high school to boost their GPA, be in as many extra-curricular activities as possible, earn the highest ACT or SAT score possible, apply to a college with said score, and get "in" based on the institution's formulaic criteria for admission. While this approach worked for many students to gain admission to colleges and universities in the past, the landscape of college admissions has changed significantly in the last few years.  Topics: [Teens](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/topic/teens) [High School](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/topic/high-school) [College Admissions](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/topic/college-admissions) [College Readiness](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/topic/college-readiness) [Continue Reading](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/the-current-landscape-of-college-admissions-1) [All posts](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/all) ### Featured ### SUBSCRIBE TO RECEIVE MORE HELPFUL ARTICLES FOR NAVIGATING YOUR CHILD'S EDUCATION ![](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/WC%20Assets%20(Logos%20and%20Fonts)/Logos/Horizontal%20Academic%20Logo%20for%20Dark%20Backgrounds.png) Worthington Christian School is Columbus, Ohio's leader in K-12 grade Christian education. - BLOG MENU - [Navigating Ages 3-K](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k) - [Navigating Grades 1-5](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5) - [Navigating Grades 6-8](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades6-8) - [Navigating Grades 9-12](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12) ###### Contact Us 614-431-8215 [info@worthingtonchristian.com](mailto:info@worthingtonchristian.com) 6675 Worthington-Galena Road Worthington, OH 43085 ###### Subscribe ©2020 Worthington Christian School, Inc. All rights reserved.