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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm seeing some interesting opinions that I would assume admissions people would make the final decisions.  Is there actually anyone posting who is indeed an admissions person for a college/university?  Or at the least a college counselor in a high school?  No pretenders.

Otherwise, it's just speculation.[/quote]

IMO this is the problem, way back on page 1. This poster very clearly says she only wants advice from actual college and high school counselors.

This person sounds sweet (I'll give her the benefit of the doubt), but very naive. It's true, as others have said, that the Harvard interviewer may have insight, and in fact I've seen her here before and she's been very helpful. But, the Harvard interviewer is an alum not an actual admissions officer. Therefore, the Harvard alum interviewer never sees the applicants' essays, transcripts, or anything else. The Harvard interviewer only knows about things like AP Calc iff the applicant chooses to bring it up when the two of them meet at a downtown Starbucks. While I'm sure the PP who is getting all starry-eyed about Harvard is well-intentioned, she's ignoring lots of helpful info, and this is not to her advantage.

If, however, she really only wants to listen to bona fide admissions officers, then DCUM is not the place. This poster needs to go to College Confidential where some admissions officers do monitor threads and post. Or, she needs to call admissions offices directly. However, she is going to get spin mixed in with the useful advice. (For a laugh, Crazy U's description of the Harvard tour, or some of the other admissions marketing materials his kid receives.)[/quote]

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