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gibby
Sun, 20 Mar 2016 20:16:33 +0000

what do you mean? I always thought that it wasn’t the admissions officers themselves answering the phones?

You are correct. AO’s do not usually answer the phones, Harvard student’s on work-study do. Which is why @compmom suggested you not speak with a student, but ask to speak with an AO. What I’m suggesting is that AO’s will be too busy next week for them to take your phone call after you speak with Harvard student who initially answers the phone.

Couldn’t the update just be added to my file without first going through an AO?

When a student makes an update, the information is brought to the attention of a student’s regional admissions committee, so an Admissions Officer may reevaluate an applicant’s file. What good would an update do if it were placed in your file without anyone looking at it?