“Womp womp” moments in college admissions
Often when people think of admissions officers, they envision a grumpy old man with a red pen, ruthlessly slashing through admissions files with one goal…
The most obvious reason that admissions officers travel is to go to schools and fairs and tell students about their institution, but in fact, it’s also a chance for us to learn more about our territories.
For example: last month, I had to negotiate my way around Germany, Greece, the UK, France, and Spain. (This was not glamorous—see pic below). I visited urban schools, and schools that were a drive or train ride away from the nearest city, which taught me about the wide range of schools in each city or country. Last year, I listened to seniors in Connecticut tell me that while they all go to the same school, some of them must plan their extracurriculars carefully as they each live at the different end of a rural road and require a ride. However, they added, “It also means you become great friends with your car pool.”
This knowledge means that as we travel to your high school or meet you at a fair, we can also now tell you how close Tufts is to Boston in a relatable way ("Like getting from station X on the Metro to city Y"). It also gives us the chance to hear stories about your school, chat with your counselors, and hear the news about curriculum changes in your school or country, and occasionally get the chance to sample your cafeteria food.
We continue to learn about our territories from these trips, and that helps us to get to know you all a little better. Even if we do not visit your school, we still get to know the culture, shortcuts, and scenery of your region, and when you talk about the congestion on the interstate near your school in your app, we get it.
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