is mail volume meaningful?

PhotographerMom
Fri, 13 Dec 2013 18:22:54 +0000

As an alum, I make calls/ write notes for Development (throughout the year) and make calls/ write notes for admissions January-March. As a parent, I’ve made calls to hopeful parents J-M, too. In many ways, all the correspondence is a school’s way of thanking you for your interest and acknowledging all the hard work that went into the application. Plus- all the schools are really amped up right now… holidays, last minute interviews, applications rolling in- Holiday cards and videos rolling out and the frantic calls from parents about applications or missing recommendations. Most admissions offices are like machines right now and will stay that way until the end of April.

Are there kids (applicants) on AO’s radars right now? Yes- absolutely. But that AO will have to find others on the team (who never met your child) to agree with them before a decision is made.

When my kids were applying, I enjoyed everything I received from admissions, but I didn’t read into who called or what was written in a note. That’s not to say I still wasn’t tempted- ( to be honest, I did allow myself to go there a few times), but that’s just me.

I remember taking a lot of long walks…