How much influence can a donor recommendation have..

momofboiler1
Sun, 09 Dec 2018 23:00:45 +0000

Just because the donor could benefit personally from you by making the call to admission doesn’t mean the school is going to admit your son. The donor is not the one making the decision.

I also agree with the poster who said that a rejection of your son’s application is NOT saying ‘no’ to the donor. I also can’t imagine suddenly stopping support of my alma mater because they didn’t accept a work associate’s child that I recommended. All alumni know how competitive admission is and there is no way I would take it personally. I know plenty of alumni donors whose own kids weren’t accepted and they still contribute.

IMO, you want your kid to be successful in college. If the adcom doesn’t think your kid is a good fit, trust that decision, and move on.