<p>How about that feeling you get when you reject someone who supported his/her siblings his/her entire life? How about that feeling knowing that some people will act drastically to the bad news? I think you have to distance yourself from the job.</p>
<p>I've wondered this a lot too...</p>
<p>You wouldn't be a very big hit at parties and gatherings; sample dialogue:</p>
<p>Random Person: "So, what do you do for a living?"
You: "Well, I'm an admissions officer for X college!"
Every parent in the room with college age children/ people that have gone through the process pause(s). Glares follow.</p>
<p>The CIA agent, though....."If I told you, I'd have to kill you" :D</p>
<p>I worked as an admissions officer at the local community college. It was for a nursing program that accepted about 55 students. I spent two summers reading files and giving advice to the others. We received about 100 apps. I saw two students who had NEGATIVE teacher recommendations!! I also read some really bad, long, and dry essays. I liked it because with so few applicants, you kinda got to know the people through their stuff. It was really personal and I learned lots. I got $15/hr, btw. I'm sure real, experienced adcoms get much more. :)</p>
<p>How to work for the CIA:
<a href=“https://www.cia.gov/careers/student-opportunities/index.html[/url]”>https://www.cia.gov/careers/student-opportunities/index.html</a>
<a href=“https://www.cia.gov/careers/student-opportunities/index.html#udergradscholar[/url]”>https://www.cia.gov/careers/student-opportunities/index.html#udergradscholar</a>
Excerpt: “Because the Scholar Program is an investment in you, accepting an offer means making a career choice. We ask that you agree to continue employment with the Agency after college graduation for a period equal to 1.5 times the length of your college sponsorship.”</p>
<p>How to become an admissions officer:
I met my Yale admissions officer. He was a student at Yale and also worked for the admissions office by doing on-campus interviews as a senior at Yale. He applied for the job and worked in it a couple years after graduating. </p>
<p>Yet, I still don’t know how much $$ they make… if only we could find out somehow.</p>
<p>^ This is the typical route for admissions officers. They usually take the job for a few years after graduation and then move on. They are not typically alumni interviewers who move up some food chain. They are not heartless individuals who dispassionately crush 18 year olds’ dreams. I don’t know the specific salary range but I’m sure it is not moderately high since there is so much turnover of junior admissions officers.</p>
<p>Adcoms tend to be young, recent alumni of the colleges they work for. They’re far more sympathetic than you would think. It’s a very human process, which is why essays are so important these days.</p>