Dear Admissions Officers,

[Anonymous]

What do you wish they knew, considered, did differently? What good surprises about the experience did you have? What were disappointments? (Please keep it respectful)

I’ll start. I wish they would randomly verify parts of resumes to discourage lying and padding. For example, check that the non-profit has actually done something and is more than a nice idea with a website.

[Anonymous]

They don’t have the time to do that kind of checking . Even at a Slac the average application gets only a five min read at most. The college counselor at your school should be the one doing a Veracity check.

[Anonymous]

Ask if a test prep class was taken. I’d really like that industry to be shut down

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What do you wish they knew, considered, did differently? What good surprises about the experience did you have? What were disappointments? (Please keep it respectful)

I’ll start. I wish they would randomly verify parts of resumes to discourage lying and padding. For example, check that the non-profit has actually done something and is more than a nice idea with a website.

Good point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They don’t have the time to do that kind of checking . Even at a Slac the average application gets only a five min read at most. The college counselor at your school should be the one doing a Veracity check.

Not the point of this thread. The solution is too difficult to resolve on an internet chat forum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ask if a test prep class was taken. I’d really like that industry to be shut down

+1

Also essay help or general advising and coaching outside of what is available at their school.

[Anonymous]

LoL
OP most state schools get over 30,000 apps per year for freshman if you think they are reading them all and essays I have a great bridge or crappy piece of land to sell you.

Even small Lacs do not read them all there is no way they can be that detailed

Signed admin

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ask if a test prep class was taken. I’d really like that industry to be shut down

+1

Also essay help or general advising and coaching outside of what is available at their school.

Why do you make an exception for what they can get at school? It’s not like those services are the same across all schools, by a long shot.

[Anonymous]

Stupid thread.. The whole process - essays, ECs, URM (or whaterver RRM), athletics-based admissions - is nonsense to determine eligibility for an academic pursuit. Who gives a f**k if DD did gymnastics for 15 years and was state champion? This is not an audition for a pole dancer.

Shut down this shit show or at least make them pay Federal taxes like all other hard working businesses do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:LoL
OP most state schools get over 30,000 apps per year for freshman if you think they are reading them all and essays I have a great bridge or crappy piece of land to sell you.

Even small Lacs do not read them all there is no way they can be that detailed

Signed admin

Pretty sure a lot of those apps are immediately ruled out based on low grades, scores, and/or other factors. Of course they’re not going to read all essays, but any decent admissions office will have someone read at least the essays of potential admits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:LoL
OP most state schools get over 30,000 apps per year for freshman if you think they are reading them all and essays I have a great bridge or crappy piece of land to sell you.

Even small Lacs do not read them all there is no way they can be that detailed

Signed admin

We can start a new thread on negligence if you’d like. “It’s too hard to do a good job” is a bad optic.

[Anonymous]

Top college adcoms pick whoever they want for whatever reason they want and they seem extraordinarily successful in building the class they want and executing the mission of their organizations.

So why should it change?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Top college adcoms pick whoever they want for whatever reason they want and they seem extraordinarily successful in building the class they want and executing the mission of their organizations.

So why should it change?

One reason could be the increase of anxiety, depression, and suicide in teens who are trying to do all and be all to compete. Another could be that they shouldn’t be rewarding people who lie and cheat. Another might be that there’s always room for improvement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Top college adcoms pick whoever they want for whatever reason they want and they seem extraordinarily successful in building the class they want and executing the mission of their organizations.

So why should it change?

One reason could be the increase of anxiety, depression, and suicide in teens who are trying to do all and be all to compete. Another could be that they shouldn’t be rewarding people who lie and cheat. Another might be that there’s always room for improvement.

Explain what could change that would affect any of the things you mention, and how it would change them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stupid thread.. The whole process - essays, ECs, URM (or whaterver RRM), athletics-based admissions - is nonsense to determine eligibility for an academic pursuit. Who gives a f**k if DD did gymnastics for 15 years and was state champion? This is not an audition for a pole dancer.

Shut down this shit show or at least make them pay Federal taxes like all other hard working businesses do.

Why do you assume that colleges are purely about academics? Most colleges don't hold themselves out that way