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[quote=Anonymous]As a former admissions officer and a parent of 3 kids who have gone through the application process, my message to you OP is "Get over yourself."  Yes, the email you posted is on the rough side, but I doubt you get many like that.  My kids' school provides a form interview request, and my guess is that most schools do the same.  In this case the student obviously didn't use a form nor did she ask a parent or counselor to look over her draft, but as an interviewer, your approach should be to look for the best in each candidate, rather than interpret any error on their part as a personal slight.  Unfortunately, many alumnae who conduct admissions interviews share your overblown perception of their role in the application process.  I have seen this much too often among the alum interviewers whom I know, and have heard the same thing from several former colleagues who are now admissions directors/VPs.  All too  frequently alum interviewers are motivated less by a genuine interest in supporting their alma maters than by a misplaced belief that they will have an inside track when their own kids apply to college.   [/quote]

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