| Anyone (like finale above) who is saying that "People on these threads aren't admissions officers. Over half of them have never gone through the admissions process before" are obviously people who haven't been on this site (or at least on the "chances" forum) very long.
The fact of the situation is that most of the people on this site have been through the application process before--many at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Lots of the posters are parents like myself.
It is true that many are still in college (for example, A2 Wolves and flopsy)--but even in that case, they have done a very good job of researching the colleges they "chance" on. Also, many of the people on this site--while not adcoms--have met with adcoms before. Personally, I talked just yesterday with one of the adcoms in charge of admissions to the dental school at the University of California, San Francisco.
Lastly, is it your argument that the students are better off getting "no" feedback to their questions--or is it your argument that they should be aware that a general internet forum attracts all types of posters? Because if it's the first, then I'd say your being unrealistic, and if it's the second, then I'd say that you are providing info that all people on the internet should understand well by now. |