I think a little of both, actually. Some were just following up on their students’ applications and making sure we didn’t need anything else from them. But there were definitely a few who claimed that the parents were breathing down their necks about it. One even made sure to tell me something like “these are very affluent people who are used to getting what they want, when they want it.” Um, okay? Let me march right down to the Acting program head’s office and tell them a rich person is being impatient, so hurry up already. Because THAT will go over well.
I do think this is the exception rather than the rule. Most GCs are lovely and just not used to this crazy process, or the daunting numbers involved. Unless yours seems to be really chomping at the bit, I don’t think you need to preemptively rein them in. Hope that makes sense!