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05-10-2008, 08:29 PM
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#1 | | Junior Member
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| College Major Taken By Adcom?
What is a major suitable for a career in admissions (adcom)? | 
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05-12-2008, 11:34 PM
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| I would think communications, public relations, management, sociology, and psychology would be suitable. But that's just a guess. | |
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05-13-2008, 03:22 PM
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| From what I've seen, no specific major is necessary. Hell, in many cases, the adcoms are fresh out of university (even Stanford does this), with a degree in something totally unrelated. | |
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05-13-2008, 10:14 PM
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#4 | | College Rep
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| Nearly any college major can lead to a career in college admissions. Interpersonal skills, organizational ability, and a true interest in helping students transition from high school to college are most important. | |
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05-16-2008, 05:09 AM
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| I know someone who really likes admissions and all those stuff related to admissions (reads a lot books on college admissions strategy). Can you let me know how can that person tell the adcom about this passion in that person's apps? And, will doing business as a private "college admissions coach/strategist" hurts that person chances on being admitted to top school like Harvard for example? | |
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05-19-2008, 03:24 AM
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| Oh, and that person's philosophy is presenting oneself in the best possible lights (without using any tricks or cheating). It is about not losing anything because of misinterpretations and/or insufficient informations. It is definitely not about making a perfect resume or packaging oneself (in a dishonest way). | |
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05-19-2008, 06:28 AM
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| Anyone? Adcom probably? | |
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05-20-2008, 03:54 AM
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| ***Bump*** | |
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05-31-2008, 11:17 AM
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| Interesting question. Anyone? | |
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05-31-2008, 12:07 PM
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| How about this, everyone call their admissions office and ask what he/she majored in and then post it here. | |
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05-31-2008, 12:13 PM
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| NO, I mean answers to this question: "I know someone who really likes admissions and all those stuff related to admissions (reads a lot books on college admissions strategy). Can you let me know how can that person tell the adcom about this passion in that person's apps? And, will doing business as a private "college admissions coach/strategist" hurts that person chances on being admitted to top school like Harvard for example?" Didn't you read this whole 1-page posts? It is just 1 page... | |
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06-01-2008, 12:35 AM
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| Your first response in this thread was, "Interesting question. Anyone?" You didn't really specify which question you were referring to. It could have implied you were following up on the original poster.
So no, I don't have dyslexia. I believe my reading and spelling skills are just fine. | |
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06-01-2008, 06:07 AM
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| But, according to anyone's common sense, it could only means the aforementioned question (which is "will doing business as a private "college admissions coach/strategist" hurts...", in case you are wondering again!). Why you can't seems to get it, I wonder? | |
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06-01-2008, 07:02 AM
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| Almost all of the admissions officers we have met at college visits have been recent grads with history majors. Second round of visits (S #2) and the pattern continues. S and I chuckle about this. | |
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