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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][QUOTE] their president is a female Yankee[/QUOTE]A FEMALE?!?! My word, how horrible!

Google says she's from Illinois. Are they Yankees?[/quote]
PaleoCon here
Lincoln represented Illinois, and Illinois was an important union state.  I don't understand why the board of UVA picked a Yankee female President after the Southern gentleman who was an alum left. They should've picked someone like him to replace him. [/quote]

You realize that admissions people and college administrators are on this board and might be able to identify you when you apply for admission to their school? Do you actually think they are going to admit you with all that you say on here? Or have you said all these things to their faces so it doesn't matter anyhow? [/quote]
PaleoCon here
I seriously doubt that any colleges that I'm applying to have admins on this forum. Even if they do, I don't see why they would care about my opinions when considering me for admission. . If SJWs and BLM are free to speak their minds, then so am I.[/quote]

Take what I said to heart. It was kind advice.

-College Admin[/quote]

Dear College Admin - I do not envy your job, though I am curious if reviewers can tell much about what type of person an applicant is when reviewing their files?  Character does not seem to be a major factor in selecting the type of person a school wants to represent them. Grades, activités, and Numbers rule the day. [/quote]

It depends on the size of the school and the mission. It also depends on the programs/departments and who actually reads the folders. In general, you get red flags in essays and recommendations. Maybe something will come up as odd on the activities/extra-curriculars. Particularly for graduate programs I tell people to lock down all their social media presence and update their linked in. I have seen people get rejected from a Google search. I have also seen people rejected because of things they have said to staff and how they have treated staff. Always, always, always be nice to any secretary/front desk person/coordinator you meet. When I was younger I once told a prospective who was making me uncomfortable and being inappropriate that I was "just a secretary" and the faculty member in the next room was cracking up since I had a vote on the committee and the respect of my colleagues. It was agreed the prospective was inappropriate and we didn't want to deal with someone inappropriate. Character matters. No one wants to deal with a high maintenance student who doesn't have a moral compass. But it is also about match. Will this student be happy here? Will they thrive? Or will they fall apart? Can they handle the pressure? You run the numbers for the top students, for the rest it sometimes comes down to who wants to go to bat for the person. That was my long answer. My short answer: character matters. Also, I love my job! Working and being on a college campus is the best! [/quote]

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