<p>does having a good relationship with your admissions counselor help? I have emailed several times and had a great 10 minute phone conversation with her last week when she called my school. does anyone know anything about this?</p>
<p>it definitely can’t hurt but it won’t make up for anything your application could be lacking. if it’s between you and another equal student, i’m sure it would help because your counselor would be able to talk about her positive interactions with you and say that she feels you’re a good applicant on and off paper.</p>
<p>does your relationship go beyond a few emails and a 10 minute phone convo? if it doesn’t then i wouldn’t get my hopes up.</p>
<p>@feathr So would what constitute a “good” relationship? I’ve kept in frequent contact with my regional counselor via email; not much else I can do since I live out of the country.</p>
<p>Not really. Could even be negative if you come off desperate as,“Please, please. Accept me.”</p>
<p>Plus, a few emails and a phone conversation can be considered insignificant.</p>
<p>Yeah I didn’t want to come off as desperate either. I initially emailed her something short after I got deferred clarifying that I still have a lot of interest in attending, and asked if there was any additional material that I could send, so we kept in contact every now and then. Can’t hurt, right?</p>
<p>She’s probably forgotten who you are already. You care about your OWN application while she has to take care of HUNDREDS of others’.</p>
<p>Wow okay lol. As if I didn’t know that already. I made the effort to reach out and that’s what matters to me.</p>