Reply to "Schools talk to each other"

Forum Index » Private & Independent Schools

Reply to ""Schools talk to each other""

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=pbraverman][quote=Anonymous]I think anti trust legislation prevents them from talking about financial aid packages.[/quote]

I worked in schools for 25 years and have never heard of admission officers discussing particular applicants while applications are pending. Admission officers are keenly aware that collusion, whether about financial aid or admission offers before they are made, could be viewed as an antitrust violation, as implied above. In my work advocating for students there were times that admission officers sought information on what I thought a student might decide if offered spots at multiple schools — "His sister's at XYZ; is that where he wants to go too?" One year, two well known DC schools had a bunch of applicants from our eighth grade, and they seemed to split exactly right — each qualified applicant got one acceptance, and nobody (or maybe only one student) got two. If they had talked, it worked out great! But of course it was pure dumb luck — it never happened like that again.

When I discussed decisions with admission offices AFTER they were made, nobody ever said to me, "I heard he got into ABC school." Almost always, when I asked about a rejection, the response indicated caring, not snark, as in: "Does he have somewhere to go?"

I suppose this kind of collusion could happen, but I haven't seen any evidence in support of the suspicions expressed here. Most of these admission folks are plenty busy at this time of year managing their own pools without nattering about what's going on elsewhere.

Peter

_____________________

Disclaimer: The anonymity here makes me uncomfortable; it's easy to be uninformed, personal, or simply mean-spirited if people don't identify themselves. For that reason, I have an account so you know whose words you're reading. I have more than 20 years' experience as a teacher and administrator in independent schools, and I hope I can be helpful to some folks. If you don't like something I've said, you're in good company — there's a long line of past students ahead of you. :) If you want to chat further, please feel free to contact me offline: peter <at> arcpd <dot> com[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics