Do Adcoms read your LORs before sending an II? And do IIs generally mean no red flags?

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I'm curious as to whether getting an II means that adcoms looked over your app and found everything to be fine?

 

[Lucca]

I'm curious as to whether getting an II means that adcoms looked over your app and found everything to be fine?

Getting an II means adcoms looked over your app and found to be not just fine but very good and worthwhile to invest a precious interview slot on. It’s hard to interpret n=1 but if you have a couple of IIs, especially early on, I’d say that’s a pretty safe bet your LORs (and the rest of your app) were red flag free.

 

[Goro]

I'm curious as to whether getting an II means that adcoms looked over your app and found everything to be fine?

More than fine. Schools can only afford to interview some 10-20% of the applicant pool.

 

[907914]

I'm curious as to whether getting an II means that adcoms looked over your app and found everything to be fine?

Very rarely will a school waste an Interview slot on an applicant who does not deserve it. If you get that II, then they like you.

 

[proudofmykids]

At an Interview, the Adcom member indicated the app had been reviewed by fourteen people.

 

[907914]

At an Interview, the Adcom member indicated the app had been reviewed by fourteen people.

Did you interview at UChicago?

 

[Aloe paleo]

At an Interview, the Adcom member indicated the app had been reviewed by fourteen people.

holy smokes! that's crazy

 

[Aloe paleo]

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Why? You can easily have:
2 people evaluate academics/transcripts
2 people read PS
2-6 people split us and evaluate ECs, often clinical and other
2-6 people, splitting up secondary
This may then be reviewed but a team, subcommittee or full committee.
You get expertise, multiple views, and it minimizes human subconscious bias of many kinds

Then you have “old” style schools where 2-3 people read entire app and thats it

Ohh I thought it was 14 people read the whole app in its entirety lol

 

[993444]

Why? You can easily have:
2 people evaluate academics/transcripts
2 people read PS
2-6 people split us and evaluate ECs, often clinical and other
2-6 people, splitting up secondary
This may then be reviewed but a team, subcommittee or full committee.
You get expertise, multiple views, and it minimizes human subconscious bias of many kinds

Then you have “old” style schools where 2-3 people read entire app and thats it

But doesn't that make the review less holistic because the evaluators don't have all sections of your app to put things in perspective?

 

[Aloe paleo]

But doesn't that make the review less holistic because the evaluators don't have all sections of your app to put things in perspective?

Good point

 

[and 99 others]

Daughter interviewed there today.

If I were you, I would be proudofmykids