Does the feeback given by schools after you have been rejected help? or no. I am just wondering what people's opinions are. or do you take it with a grain of salt.
Does Feedback from schools help?
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That is some of the best info you can get.
If you have a glaring weakness, they can point it out.
However, every school doesn't look for the same qualities. One school may give you no shot, while another school may think you are a good applicant. I have several classmates who get rejected, were given advice on how to reapply, did what was suggested, and got in the following year or two. (nice run on sentence).
If you have a glaring weakness, they can point it out.
However, every school doesn't look for the same qualities. One school may give you no shot, while another school may think you are a good applicant. I have several classmates who get rejected, were given advice on how to reapply, did what was suggested, and got in the following year or two. (nice run on sentence).
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Yes, because I think most of the schools are fairly honest about what they want. Besides, especially @some of the state schools or other ones that get a smaller number of applications, I think they do remember people from year to year and they may feel offended if you DON'T ask for specific feedback.
Yes, I would listen to what they have to say. I had one particular weakness on my application that I knew was there. The feedback I received comfirmed it for me though. I addressed that weakness (and didn't change much else) and was accepted the following application cycle.
most schools tell you what they are looking for.
i applied to 50 schools, got rejected from 48 without interview.
i got interview at 2 schools in Jan and got rejected from one and placed on the waitlist for the other in February.
then i finally (two weeks ago) got accepted at the one school that waitlisted me.
so obviously that one school saw something in me that they liked that the 49 others did not.
i applied to 50 schools, got rejected from 48 without interview.
i got interview at 2 schools in Jan and got rejected from one and placed on the waitlist for the other in February.
then i finally (two weeks ago) got accepted at the one school that waitlisted me.
so obviously that one school saw something in me that they liked that the 49 others did not.
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i think it depends on who you are and the school.
usually the advice is very generic and may not be accomplished by you easily (ie raise a poor gpa with a large amount of credit hours) or can be accomplished but is something you know anyway (ie apply earlier).
the ones i have found to be most helpful have been those where you can have a one on one discussionw ith an adcom with yoru information in front of them so that they can look everything over with you and tell you honestly what you need to do.
usually the advice is very generic and may not be accomplished by you easily (ie raise a poor gpa with a large amount of credit hours) or can be accomplished but is something you know anyway (ie apply earlier).
the ones i have found to be most helpful have been those where you can have a one on one discussionw ith an adcom with yoru information in front of them so that they can look everything over with you and tell you honestly what you need to do.
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I can tell you from my experience it was both helpful to me for re-applying and I think it also showed the school how interested I was in gaining acceptance there. After being rejected without an interview, I contacted the admissions department and asked if I could get feedback about my application. The feedback was honest and after addressing my weaknesses and building on my strengths I not only got an interview the next year, I got in.
Good luck to you, determination is huge.
Good luck to you, determination is huge.
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