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Does sound like Pitt is starting to reject post-secondary. Those who have gotten the nogo letter, does your status page change (like Northwestern, where you suddenly can't log in?) My mail delivery is notoriously slow, but have been complete at Pitt for ages with no word.
When these rejections come, I remember a book I read during the undergrad admission process, written by a former Dartmouth admissions director. She described how she would often take a large stack of apps home in the evening and had to plow through them before bed, interrupted by phone calls, crying baby, fatigue, etc. She admitted that these external influences undoubtedly influenced how she read some of the folders. Even the grouping or order of folders could impact decisions - e.g. just read dozen in a row of similar ec's and stats, so suddenly someone "different" gets her attention. I'm not saying grades, scores, ecs etc. are not crucial, but there is a certain subjectivity or even "luck" factor that we can't control.
Here's hoping the luck quota swings in everyone's favor at least some of the time!
When these rejections come, I remember a book I read during the undergrad admission process, written by a former Dartmouth admissions director. She described how she would often take a large stack of apps home in the evening and had to plow through them before bed, interrupted by phone calls, crying baby, fatigue, etc. She admitted that these external influences undoubtedly influenced how she read some of the folders. Even the grouping or order of folders could impact decisions - e.g. just read dozen in a row of similar ec's and stats, so suddenly someone "different" gets her attention. I'm not saying grades, scores, ecs etc. are not crucial, but there is a certain subjectivity or even "luck" factor that we can't control.
Here's hoping the luck quota swings in everyone's favor at least some of the time!
