<p>In HS, a freind of mine wrote a letter to the school that he loved which rejected him. His letter asked why. Is this common practice?</p>
<p>...just call the admissions office and ask to speak with the admissions officer that reviewed their app.</p>
<p>do people actually do this?</p>
<p>I've done it.</p>
<p>I mean, I think a lot of the time its a variety of reasons...not any one thing. Plus, I'd rather not know.</p>
<p>Uh, this is probably much more common for grad school than undergrad. And it can be quite common. And the feedback can be used to redo the application accordingly and reapply the following year. The chances of being accepted the next year go up dramatically for candidates at the margin a) because the feedback leads to improvement and b) because the school knows that if you have gone to all the trouble you'll likely accept an offer of admission.</p>
<p>Don't know if there are people that would sit out for a year after high school and go back at it following one year.</p>
<p>I did. She told me straightup, your high school record was poor (3.0). That was it. </p>
<p>Asking won't hurt. Just make sure you do it AS POLITELY AS POSSIBLE.</p>
<p>Can you ask a year later? How long do they keep your admissions file?</p>
<p>im sure you can ask how many times you want, but they'll tell you the same thing over and over again.</p>
<p>I don't mean asking multiple times. I never asked Tufts why I was rejected, but could I ask now?</p>
<p>A year ago? I highly doubt they'll give you a response or they'll just give you some university spiel regarding privacy so they don't have to look you up. </p>
<p>Give it a shot though, if they so no or just any sign of not wanting to, say thank you, hang up, and that's it. They really do have contact lists attached to your name to make note of whenever you call.</p>