Originally Posted by Daily Pennsylvanian

Although moving into consulting is a normal career move for retired admissions deans - and something Stetson had expressed interest in - admissions experts reacted with shock when told of Stetson's new venture.

Consultants said that Stetson's curiously hasty departure from Penn at the beginning of a school year may concern potential clients.

"If I were a parent hiring him, I'd want to know" why he left, admissions consultant Michele Hernandez said.