premed at Caltech or MIT (got off from waitlist)

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@Senior0991

^Maybe this Ray Prado guy isn’t the nicest of people. I remember emailing him a question about my app (I read on the site to direct my specific questions to him). He never got back to me. A week passes. So, I emailed another person in the admissions committee, telling them that Ray never emailed me back so maybe they could answer my question. The next day, Ray replies to my email (probably was reminded by the receiver of the other email, since they are all in one room basically). He received the email, and either didn’t read it or read it and didn’t answer it. Neither of those two scenarios is acceptable for an adcom, especially when they volunteer to be forwarded specific questions.

So basically what you’re saying is that you think Ray Prado “isn’t the nicest of people” because he didn’t respond to one of your emails without being prompted? You go on to discuss what you feel is “acceptable for an adcom”.</p>

<p>When you become the director of admissions at a top research university, you will be able to determine what is and what is not acceptable for the adcoms under your supervision. When you meet Ray Prado personally, you will be able to determine whether you think he is a nice guy or not.</p>

<p>Until then, you have no right or reason to do either. </p>

<p>Personally, I think you have a) severely underestimated the volume of emails admissions officers receive and b) severely misjudged Ray Prado’s character. He is someone I have the pleasure of knowing and I certainly find him to be a “nice guy”.</p>

<p>I don’t claim to be able to judge his skills as an admissions officer, but I think that his position and seniority more than speak to that.</p>