What annoys college admissions recruiters the most?

[Anonymous]

Outside of insufficient information on applications, bad essays, anything else?

[Anonymous]

https://www.instagram.com/memesofadmissions

[Anonymous]

Coaches telling them they're accepting that defensive end even if they can't read and have five pending court cases (looking at your SEC)

[Anonymous]

The parents

[Anonymous]

students who are trying to hide a bad situation b/c they don't want pity, but instead of being truthful, the applications come across as something being off. State your truth, simply and directly. It doesn't need to be and most often shouldn't be your whole essay, but don't hide.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Coaches telling them they're accepting that defensive end even if they can't read and have five pending court cases (looking at your SEC)

LOL.

I actually do wonder about this, specifically for in-person interactions. What annoys them and what impresses them?

[Anonymous]

My informed in an admissions office at an Ivy. He said that they would laugh at people who were dumb enough to say things that indicated selfishness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My informed in an admissions office at an Ivy. He said that they would laugh at people who were dumb enough to say things that indicated selfishness.

Such as what?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My informed in an admissions office at an Ivy. He said that they would laugh at people who were dumb enough to say things that indicated selfishness.

You mean - who were honest?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My informed in an admissions office at an Ivy. He said that they would laugh at people who were dumb enough to say things that indicated selfishness.

You mean - who were honest?

Being honest is not the be all and end all. Being an honest ass hole doesn't win.

[Anonymous]

Once I read that AOs were impressed by the certified elephant whispered (aka, that day long certification during a one week, 6k student tour of Thailand) and doubted the kid who worked 20 hours a week, I stopped caring what they thought and just told my kid to be honest. And realize it's a lot of bullshit.

Dont let them tell you different, they LOVE "passion projects". They just don't know them when they see them. The 20k counselor is calling it a passion project, but AOs just see a "great!" activity list that "really tells a story!"

Barf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Once I read that AOs were impressed by the certified elephant whispered (aka, that day long certification during a one week, 6k student tour of Thailand) and doubted the kid who worked 20 hours a week, I stopped caring what they thought and just told my kid to be honest. And realize it's a lot of bullshit.

Dont let them tell you different, they LOVE "passion projects". They just don't know them when they see them. The 20k counselor is calling it a passion project, but AOs just see a "great!" activity list that "really tells a story!"

Barf

What in the world are you talking about? AOs like students. Most aren't expecting anything unusual when it comes to activities. Join a club. Get a job. Play an instrument. Have a hobby. It's all fine.

Stop believing these random stories on the internet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Once I read that AOs were impressed by the certified elephant whispered (aka, that day long certification during a one week, 6k student tour of Thailand) and doubted the kid who worked 20 hours a week, I stopped caring what they thought and just told my kid to be honest. And realize it's a lot of bullshit.

Dont let them tell you different, they LOVE "passion projects". They just don't know them when they see them. The 20k counselor is calling it a passion project, but AOs just see a "great!" activity list that "really tells a story!"

Barf

What in the world are you talking about? AOs like students. Most aren't expecting anything unusual when it comes to activities. Join a club. Get a job. Play an instrument. Have a hobby. It's all fine.

Stop believing these random stories on the internet.

this exact scenario was described in Jeff Selingo's book.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Coaches telling them they're accepting that defensive end even if they can't read and have five pending court cases (looking at your SEC)

Please. At an SEC other than Vanderbilt they’ll have, what, 25-30 freshman football players? Maybe there are 5 or 10 out of those who are marginally unqualified.Out of 6,000 or 7,000 freshmen. It’s an afterthought in the overall scheme of the class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Once I read that AOs were impressed by the certified elephant whispered (aka, that day long certification during a one week, 6k student tour of Thailand) and doubted the kid who worked 20 hours a week, I stopped caring what they thought and just told my kid to be honest. And realize it's a lot of bullshit.

Dont let them tell you different, they LOVE "passion projects". They just don't know them when they see them. The 20k counselor is calling it a passion project, but AOs just see a "great!" activity list that "really tells a story!"

Barf

I know! Out of all the decisions retold in the book that is the one that bothered me the most.