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[quote=Anonymous]As someone who's been through the admissions processes myself (just for college and law school), and who is now going through it for my 8th grader (for independent high schools), I'm curious if these admissions jobs are kind of tough (at least at the competitive schools).

You're meeting nice kids each day and allowing them to interview and shadow at your school, but then turning most of them down.  (It sounds similarly tough at the college level, but those kids seem old enough to perhaps handle the "rejection" a bit better, and rejection is perhaps more common and expected at the college level.)

In admissions, it's like you're selling your product (your school), but then only a few people are allowed to buy the product (enroll).

Do admissions officials feel kind of bad about sending out rejections or wait-list letters?  And do they hope that all kids get a spot?

We all need to make a living somehow.  But I'm just curious about the appeal of a job in independent school admissions when it means rejecting so many kids.[/quote]

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