How much time do admissions officers spend on each application?

rdeng2614
Wed, 03 Jun 2015 05:21:29 +0000

I heard that not every application is read by an admissions dean. If your scores are not “in-line” for Stanford and you don’t have any explanation or something amazing in another area, you might just get rejected on the spot. Only a handful (maybe a couple thousand) get into the hands of Admissions deans for them to read and they spend a majority of the time on essays to get an idea of who the student actually is and determine fit.
But the people looking at your app will 100% see your business.

I have no idea though, this is just what I think.