Is this a myth? Asking current students to e-mail dean of school/admissions to advocate for an applicant

[kevindurant98]

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Title says it all. A lot of people are telling me that certain schools take student input seriously.

 

[wysdoc]

Title says it all. A lot of people are telling me that certain schools take student input seriously.

Schools want recommendations from your professors, mentors or employers, not from family & friends.

 

[Hollow Knight]

If someone I knew and respected vouched for someone that would mean a lot to me. I know that has happened for others at my school. But I have no idea how much weight it held and how common this is.

Also my school is not exactly competitive.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Who's asking? We take student input seriously, especially once they meet the applicant during interview days. We especially take the "creepy" impressions seriously.

 

[Goro]

Who's asking? We take student input seriously, especially once they meet the applicant during interview days. We especially take the "creepy" impressions seriously.

Ditto

 

[karaya]

Student input IS valuable, hence student interviews. However, we are forbidden from interviewing applicants we know personally. I imagine the spirit of the rule against conflict of interest would extend to unsolicited opinions to adcom.

 

[chilly_md]

No. The few schools open to this will ask on their secondary application if there is someone you know or a sibling at the school.