Do admissions officers across colleges talk to each other? My high school counsellor told me that they might, or that the AOs at each college, looking at your profile, will know that another college will more than likely offer you, and that you would more than likely accept that college, and so they either WL you, or turn you down because they know you will have other compelling offers that you would more than likely accept. Is that true?
“Do admissions officers across colleges talk to each other? My high school counsellor told me that they might, or that the AOs at each college, looking at your profile, will know that another college will more than likely offer you, and that you would more than likely accept that college, and so they either WL you, or turn you down because they know you will have other compelling offers that you would more than likely accept. Is that true?”
Some schools are very conscience of yield and will WL or reject overqualified applicants, especially those who have not demonstrated interest by interviewing or visiting the campus. American is a good example of this. Supposedly Tufts as well (although it’s hard to be overqualified for Tufts these days). For this reason, we made sure that my son demonstrated plenty of interest with his safety schools.