Watch out, it's an admissions counselor! - Page 5

neverborn · 07-30-2006, 08:14 PM

I understand about the personal attacks. They were unnecessary and I tried to convey that, but people had a lot to be mad about.

Feel free not to answer this, but was Gerald Doyle fired/asked to leave based on that meltdown? It seemed weird that he quietly just stopped posting and then I see a notice from my ex-school welcoming him to Admissions. Perhaps it's my jaded outlook on my old school, but I did NOT see that as an upgrade for him.

neverborn · 07-30-2006, 08:49 PM

yougotjohn: For the record, I felt my supplemental essay had a lot to do with getting in.

darkrulerII · 07-30-2006, 10:04 PM

Libby-

I have a question about the main essay. I just finished drafting my response to choice #3, the one about the brunch. I think my story shows imagination, creativity and interest in my favorite subject, history, but I am not in the actual essay. The essay itself has nothing to do with me. Is that going to be a problem?

belmontchap · 07-31-2006, 01:09 AM

Hello Libby-
Have there been many cases where a student who had been placed in the admit pile ended up being waitlisted or rejected or vice versa? How emotionally invested are you in your applicants? Have you fought for certain applicants but ended up disappointed? Have you taken a risk in admitting a borderline student who is now thriving?

Libby Pearson · 07-31-2006, 11:43 AM

yougotjohn, about supplementary material

We have guidelines for submitting supplementary material on the application this year. We also have forms (new this year) that we want to accompany your supplementary things.

We never feel that supplementary material is a necessary component to your application, unless you have achieved a huge level of distinction in your chosen field (for example, writing, composing, chess-playing.) We would like to see it, but it most likely will not make a difference in our decision.

Libby Pearson · 07-31-2006, 11:45 AM

neverborn, I feel like you've put me in a very difficult position by asking that question. You have insinuated that Jerry left because of the transfer admissions process, forcing me to answer a question that I really don't want to have to answer. Like they always say, you can't unring a bell. So, I'm going to answer your question, though I don't want to talk about this any more, and I don't think it's an appropriate topic for a discussion board about college admissions.

Just because Gerald Doyle was posting on the blog does not mean that the decisions coming late was his fault. He was trying to communicate with our applicants and help them. He had nothing to do with the transfer process. He left because he was offered a great position at IIT, and saw a challenge there that he felt he could work at and grow from.

Libby Pearson · 07-31-2006, 11:46 AM

darkrulerII

You may not think that you have put yourself into your essay, but you probably have. There are two subjects in a work of art -- the artist and the thing the artist is portraying. Your essay probably speaks volumes about your interests, sense of humor, thought processes, and the like.