Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I trust test scores much much more than these folks reading essays, ECs etc.
What a F'ed up system
Wait until you hear about who ends up working in HR screening resumes
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Serious question: how can you expect the “best and brightest” to be reading your kids’ applications when none of you would apparently encourage (or allow?) your own best and brightest kids to pursue a job like this?
I’m not convinced the offices want to hire the best and brightest.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Serious question: how can you expect the “best and brightest” to be reading your kids’ applications when none of you would apparently encourage (or allow?) your own best and brightest kids to pursue a job like this?
At my child's prestigious private college the starting salary for an admissions counselor is 38K. Who exactly do they think is going to take a job like that? People wearing clothes from the sales bin at Target interviewing high school students carrying 400 dollar purses. Great look.
Anonymous wrote:Serious question: how can you expect the “best and brightest” to be reading your kids’ applications when none of you would apparently encourage (or allow?) your own best and brightest kids to pursue a job like this?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yes and seasonal reader jobs pay $12-$18 and you are on the clock to read 4 - 6 applications per hour and score them. (ps. you can find the job descriptions - even at Ivies that show those expectations)
The entire process is broken
It should be like residency match in medicine - you rank your matches 1 to 20 and they rank applicants and those are matched.
How do I get this type of job as a side gig? I have multiple degrees from T25 schools and would find it very interesting. I feel like more DCUM folks should try to do this to understand the process well before their kids go through it.
I applied with very strong credentials and didn’t get picked up or even interviewed. I don’t think they want a well qualified person in that position.
I think they want young & expendable folks.
But it was a set hourly rate and a temp position. Though I’m guessing they did hire younger people. I don’t think they want parents of future applicants to see how the sausage is made.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I trust test scores much much more than these folks reading essays, ECs etc.
What a F'ed up system
People - there is another way for our kids - UK / Scotland / Ireland universities. Some of the best in the world, admit based on test scores and GPA and dont care F*ck all (to use a UK term of art) about ECs, essay, and showmanship. Seriously. M Big 3, 1500, 3.8+ unweighted american kid opted out of this US mess. Plus no mass shootings on campuses is the other great win.
Anonymous wrote:Serious question: how can you expect the “best and brightest” to be reading your kids’ applications when none of you would apparently encourage (or allow?) your own best and brightest kids to pursue a job like this?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Admission staff are usually college's own grads who don't have better job options.
Exactly! We also discovered this to be true. (I felt horribly judgmental, but...) Every time the admissions staff would gush about being a proud grad of the school - I'd immediately think "and this is what you got from your $80k x 4 investment" ? (Then on the less judgmental side of my brain...) I'm curious what these young adults learn from that job and what they use it to springboard into.
It doesn't help that many of our high school's CCO staff (abysmal this year) also took a tour through college admissions offices before moving to the HS environment.
If it’s an $80k school they’re probably from wealthy families or on full FA so no debt. Biding their time before law school.
Except that no prestigious law school would appreciate reading "college admissions officer" on a resume. They know what the job is, and they're looking for more serious jobs or people going abroad and coming back with interesting experience and/or certifications.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Admission staff are usually college's own grads who don't have better job options.
Exactly! We also discovered this to be true. (I felt horribly judgmental, but...) Every time the admissions staff would gush about being a proud grad of the school - I'd immediately think "and this is what you got from your $80k x 4 investment" ? (Then on the less judgmental side of my brain...) I'm curious what these young adults learn from that job and what they use it to springboard into.
It doesn't help that many of our high school's CCO staff (abysmal this year) also took a tour through college admissions offices before moving to the HS environment.
You people are so completely idiotic. You’ll complain if people in these positions aren’t educated enough. You’ll complain if they’re too educated. You’ll just complain, period.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Serious question: how can you expect the “best and brightest” to be reading your kids’ applications when none of you would apparently encourage (or allow?) your own best and brightest kids to pursue a job like this?
I’m not convinced the offices want to hire the best and brightest.
Anonymous wrote:I trust test scores much much more than these folks reading essays, ECs etc.
What a F'ed up system
Anonymous wrote:Serious question: how can you expect the “best and brightest” to be reading your kids’ applications when none of you would apparently encourage (or allow?) your own best and brightest kids to pursue a job like this?