College Representative visiting my school

T26E4
Tue, 29 Sep 2015 14:23:23 +0000

Let me guess that your dream school might be an Ivy? If so, then relax. Go listen and you might get something from the Q&A. But your presence there won’t be noticed by the rep, nor your card nor your resume. They won’t take attendance or note who came. He or she is on a wide travel schedule and is simply a messenger – indeed may not even be assigned to read folders from your area.

The admissions reps whose job it is to note interesting and likely applicants are those who represent schools that rarely get this kind of reception at a school presentation. They’re likely solid LACs or smaller publics who NEED to get their own name out there in front of students and to get them to apply.

I’ve done tons of presentations as an alumnus volunteer and accompanied my alma mater’s rep while he or she has done them. We don’t take names. Submitted business cards or resumes would have been very odd.