local alumni club

Colleges & Universities Yale University
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<p>Can someone please explain to me the importance of local alumni clubs?</p>

<p>Are they just clubs that members get together and have some events every once in a while? Or can they have an effect on admission decisions? I mean can they support the local applicants? Can they prioritize the students?</p>

<p>My friend had his interview with an alumni, then alumni told him that the local alumni club will have a meeting next week to discuss his situation and to see “what they can do for him.” </p>

<p>My question is that, are they that influential?</p>

<p>This whole thing made me curious so I researched Columbia. I found an attorney, and on her web site said that “She is also on the Undergraduate Admissions Committee for the Columbia University Alumni Club of _______.”</p>

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<p>Please explain this to me, if you know anything about the local alumni clubs.</p>

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<p>Local alumni clubs want to help the applicants from their area. But I don’t think they are very influential. They know so little about you compared to your guidance counselor and teachers who write you letters. I do believe that most alumni clubs want to act as your supporter and advocate, as well as their role of information conveyor.</p>