<p>This is the time of year these rumor mill post show up. Students waitlisted and rejected struggle to find out why. Most have worked hard in high school and focused on grades and test scores. They want to check boxes to get into their dream school. ADCOM’s on the other hand are talking wholeheartedly about a holistic approach, diversity and class building. To students and parents of rejected students these are code words which mean we will admit or reject anyone we want for any reason we wish. Students are Dorothy wanting to get to Kansas and the ADCOM is the GREAT AND POWERFUL man behind the curtain. Students get frustrated as they have no control over these aspects of the process. To students the ADCOM has more power and secrecy with less accountability then the CIA.<br>
That’s just the way it is. If there was a better way everyone would be doing it. I would hate to have a job on the ADCOM of a selective school and have to decide which qualified students get in and which don’t.</p>