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[quote=Anonymous]the latest post in that thread confirms my opinion that decisions are made on "gut" feelings. Impressions. A vibe.

"Read my pinned posts, including how admission officers read 50K+ applications, and I have one about how I read 40+ apps in a day.

Part of it is skimming. I don't need to read every word of your application from top to bottom to get the information I need. And once you've read hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands of applications, of course you can move more quickly.

Additionally, high-volume admission offices usually have seasonal staff reviewing applications, including people processing and standardizing transcripts before they get to the AO. I.e. at Vanderbilt I didn't really have to spend time translating your transcript because it had already been done for me and presented to me in an academic score with all the information I needed.

So... AOs are likely to peek at academics, quickly go through the demographics section, review your activities, power read your essays, review any additional information, take some notes, review/skim your recommendations depending on context, add some notes or consult with their partner (if they're reading together), make a recommendation and move on. 5-20 mins, depending."[/quote]

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