Do adcomms really contact activities contacts?

[spade92]

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How common is this?

Anyone ever have an adcomm contact an activity verifier?

I'm not so much concerned with them checking hours, I just don't really want them having a discussion with some of my contacts about me.

 

[Goro]

I'll have to disagree that when we see something really unusual that it's either suspicious, or spectacular, my colleagues and I have contacted LOR writers, who sometimes have info on the ECs.

 

[spade92]

I'll have to disagree that when we see something really unusual that it's either suspicious, or spectacular, my colleagues and I have contacted LOR writers, who sometimes have info on the ECs.

LOR writers are usually faculty. If I listed a contact for let's say a hospital, how would that work? I don't mind if they call the hospital to verify hours. As I said I just don't want them to have a conversation about me. I don't tell all my faculty about my activities. But I guess I should? This is why they recommend giving a resume/CV to LOR writers...

 

[Goro]

Do you have something to hide? You're going to be evaluated by others until you hit Professor Emeritus, y' know?

LOR writers are usually faculty. If I listed a contact for let's say a hospital, how would that work? I don't mind if they call the hospital to verify hours. As I said I just don't want them to have a conversation about me. I don't tell all my faculty about my activities. But I guess I should? This is why they recommend giving a resume/CV to LOR writers...

 

[LizzyM]

LOR writers are usually faculty. If I listed a contact for let's say a hospital, how would that work? I don't mind if they call the hospital to verify hours. As I said I just don't want them to have a conversation about me. I don't tell all my faculty about my activities. But I guess I should? This is why they recommend giving a resume/CV to LOR writers...

No, your LOR writers should only include what they have personally seen you do. If you went on a mission trip with a faculty member then ok, but not just saying you did it because you told them you did it.

The only time I can recall having someone call a contact in the experience section was when we interviewed someone so clueless about medicine that we called the hospital where the applicant claimed to have been to see if the story held up.

 

[spade92]

Do you have something to hide? You're going to be evaluated by others until you hit Professor Emeritus, y' know?

This one lady seems very short with people so I would be okay with her verifying something but not talking about me. I guess I'll take my chances or find someone else.

 

[spade92]

No, your LOR writers should only include what they have personally seen you do. If you went on a mission trip with a faculty member then ok, but not just saying you did it because you told them you did it.

The only time I can recall having someone call a contact in the experience section was when we interviewed someone so clueless about medicine that we called the hospital where the applicant claimed to have been to see if the story held up.

How bad could it have been?! Did s/he end up lying about it or was s/he telling the truth? I'm curious to hear how that story unfolded.

 

[Spinach Dip]

Do you have something to hide? You're going to be evaluated by others until you hit Professor Emeritus, y' know?

I plan on retiring to a beach in Hawaii long before I reach that point.

 

[Reckoner]

The only time I can recall having someone call a contact in the experience section was when we interviewed someone so clueless about medicine that we called the hospital where the applicant claimed to have been to see if the story held up.

Did it hold up?

 

[LizzyM]

Did it hold up?

You know, I don't even remember.... That's what 8000+ decisions over a decade will do to ya.

 

[IslandStyle808]

I plan on retiring to a beach in Hawaii long before I reach that point.

Good luck dude cost of living in Hawaii is murder, you will most likely hit emeritus before that will happen. LOL

 

[teambert]

I didn't really realize how massive an undertaking admissions was until I found out during my first interview the guy had already done dozens of interviews. He hadn't really even read my application or essays, just made a couple notes on activities.

It's not meant to be impersonal, it's simply impossible to allocate great time into one application when you're one of thousands.

 

[sazerac]

I listed myself as the contact for about half of my activities. I was never contacted about me.