Wait for admission decision very inconvenient.

mommeleh
Fri, 18 Mar 2005 21:33:22 +0000

I called the admissions office the other day. My d applied in November with AI of 67, and no news yet. I only called because i wanted to make sure that a mix-up with her file that had occurred at the beginning had not placed her file in limbo. I was told that the comprehensive review involves evaluation on 40 different points. Seems hard to imagine how you could get that much from that application, but go figure. So, for all of you who think you were screwed by taking honors or advanced classes, i am SURE they take that into consideration. Applications are reviewed by two people and then placed in a “cell” with others. I was not bold enough to ask on what basis (if any) the cells were formed. Nonetheless, the final decision is then made by the admissions director, who makes offers from the cell. So, because there are so many apps, it is impossible to compare a single applicant to everyone else who applied. You are basically competing with people in your cell. If you haven’t heard yet, the most likely reason is that the director has not yet gotten to that cell. The fact that many with lower AIs are getting in prior to those with higher AIs suggests that the timing of the decision (other than for the auto admits) probably does not correlate with academic achievement. Relax, guys. It’s coming soon.

As for spring break- the woman i spoke to said that another round of letters is going out at the beginning of next week. Real people with real jobs don’t get off for spring break. That includes the faculty, btw.