OK to call Admissions office after rejection?

madbean
Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:11:00 +0000

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

“That doesn’t mean they like it.”

LOL! Yes, but OP was not asking us what would make an admissions rep like her the most. In that case, absolutely–fade back into the woodwork. Disappear. She was asking for the best way to get her D help in improving her application to other colleges. I’m not sure why there is such fear of admissions reps and their tender feelings. The D’s GC had advised her she was a good candidate for the ED. It’s no wonder she’s puzzled and disappointed that advice was off–and hopeful there are some fixes within their power to improve D’s chances with other schools. Perhaps they are less inclined to just blindly go with their GC’s advice after this and would like actual feedback from an actual school instead.

I note how polite and self-effacing some posters are, and if we were all standing in a long line together, I’d appreciate you not stomping to the head of the line and pushing me aside. But not all situations call for putting one’s own needs last. How are we modeling to our kids that they can approach professors and ask for advice, or ask their academic dean to intercede if necessary, if we refuse to ask our GC to help us understand a surprising decision and to inquire on our behalf?

If the admissions person does not choose to answer, so be it. However, no one ever got an answer if they didn’t ask.