OK to call Admissions office after rejection?

Pizzagirl
Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:23:18 +0000

Adcoms expect to get such calls from GCs. Part of the job.



That doesn’t mean they like it.



Adcoms are busy , stressed folks. They don’t want to talk to parents and generally will just refuse. A GC may be able to make a call, particularly since the admissions folks and GCs like to have a solid working relationship.



This always cracks me up. There are 30,000 high schools in the country. Why we think some adcom cares about the opinion of some stranger on the phone saying that he or she is the guidance counselor at East Bumble High is beyond me. It makes sense if we’re talking about some elite or private high school, but your average high school?