are the people who reply to admissions emails part of selecting committee?

[aspiringdoctor87]

just wondering this: when we email admissions some questions about requirements or logistics/etc, are the people who respond to us part of the selecting committee?

like, would they remember you if you asked a dumb/obvious question? or should we be worried if the reply is kind of harsh?

thanks!

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[Goro]

just wondering this: when we email admissions some questions about requirements or logistics/etc, are the people who respond to us part of the selecting committee?

like, would they remember you if you asked a dumb/obvious question? or should we be worried if the reply is kind of harsh?

thanks!

No, they're staff....secretaries or admin assistants.

They're not omniscient, either.

 

[and 99 others]

just wondering this: when we email admissions some questions about requirements or logistics/etc, are the people who respond to us part of the selecting committee?

like, would they remember you if you asked a dumb/obvious question? or should we be worried if the reply is kind of harsh?

thanks!

This varies from school to school.

Some schools, I've noticed, the dean of admissions is the one sending out the secondaries or responding to queries about admissions.

 

[Engrailed]

This varies from school to school.

Some schools, I've noticed, the dean of admissions is the one sending out the secondaries or responding to queries about admissions.

deans of which schools? And is it actually them? Bc i imagine its 1000s of secondaries..

 

[and 99 others]

deans of which schools? And is it actually them? Bc i imagine its 1000s of secondaries..

The one I recall off the top of my head is University of Illinois.

 

[Engrailed]

The one I recall off the top of my head is University of Illinois.

You mean to say that dean is personally screening all those apps..? Woah

 

[and 99 others]

No not necessarily that the dean is screening all the apps. Just that I've noticed in the correspondence I've received from the school that the dean is the one signing off on the email.

 

[gyngyn]

This varies from school to school.

Some schools, I've noticed, the dean of admissions is the one sending out the secondaries or responding to queries about admissions.

Secondaries often come out under authority of the admissions dean.
So do other decisions. It doesn't mean that the dean is specifically making the decision. It is the dean's job to execute decisions of the committte, not to make them.

 

[and 99 others]

Secondaries often come out under authority of the admissions dean.
So do other decisions. It doesn't mean that the dean is specifically making the decision. It is the dean's job to execute decisions of the committte, not to make them.

True. But I have had instances where I contacted the generic admissions email from the website and had the associate dean of admissions reply, which is what I think OP is more concerned about

 

[gyngyn]

True. But I have had instances where I contacted the generic admissions email from the website and had the associate dean of admissions reply, which is what I think OP is more concerned about

That must have been frightening...

 

[and 99 others]

That must have been frightening...

Definitely made me think the same thing OP was thinking when he made this thread.

 

[candbgirl]

What did you ask and how was the answer harsh?

 

[aspiringdoctor87]

thanks guys!
basically i asked some questions about courses, and the reply didn't have any greetings and I don't want to be too specific but it just sounded really aggressive and suggested that I didn't really know about what was going on kind of thing...
good to know that the person probably isn't involved haha

 

[aspiringdoctor87]

also btw, no one signed off on that email

 

[DNAJB6]

thanks guys!
basically i asked some questions about courses, and the reply didn't have any greetings and I don't want to be too specific but it just sounded really aggressive and suggested that I didn't really know about what was going on kind of thing...
good to know that the person probably isn't involved haha

Are you a current applicant? If not, I wouldn't worry too much. If you are a current applicant, any correspondence you send to the school could potentially be referenced in your admissions file even if it is correspondence with a secretary.

 

[aspiringdoctor87]

Are you a current applicant? If not, I wouldn't worry too much. If you are a current applicant, any correspondence you send to the school could potentially be referenced in your admissions file even if it is correspondence with a secretary.

ah i am a current applicant...rip

 

[candbgirl]

ah i am a current applicant...rip

But if your email was professional, respectful , was requesting info that was relevant and not easily found on the website it shouldn’t matter how the person answering sounded. That person might be known in the office as harsh. Nothing you can do,about it now so don’t worry.

 

[Catalystik]

Or more likely the staff of the dean under his/her name.

This.

 

[DNAJB6]

ah i am a current applicant...rip

It's not necessarily a death blow.