<p>" Not the umpteenth kid at an info session who slips in a resume and talks about NHS or hospital voluntarism after being four weeks on the road.</p>
<p>Or emails trivial questions in the hopes of befriending them. They have work to do. They aren’t gonna take time to befriend you via email or telephonically."</p>
<p>I agree. I think that admissions officers would tend to dislike students who hunt them down to try to get in through brown nosing. </p>
<p>If a person is lucky enough to know an admissions officer due to that person’s being a next door neighbor or longtime family friend, that’s a different situation. Otherwise, look for ways to make your application stand out. Don’t try to stand out by being a pest.</p>