<p>I was just wondering what happens to applicant forms after they've been finished being reviewed. I'm guessing that they put it in a cabinet but how often do they get referenced?</p>
<p>I would think the answer would be different depending on whether you were accepted or rejected and would very school to school.</p>
<p>ok then how about in both cases?</p>
<p>they probably get rid of it if you were rejected I would think…
I was also wondering about this. Someday i would like to see my teacher recommendations and i wonder if my school saves them.</p>
<p>I had the impression that the applications where all scanned to make it easier for multiple admissions staff to review each application. I imagine that they follow records retention policies similar to corporations. Keep hard copy after scanning for 60 to 90 days, and electronic copy for 5 to 10 years. Don’t think they would distinguish between admitted and rejected candidates. I’m sure if students are applying again after earlier rejections that the schools would be interested in reviewing the prior application and their admissions committee’s earlier thoughts and reasons for rejection, and to cross check consistency of facts in each application. For admitted students, schools might want to keep applications around to validate the criterion used in admissions decisions as a predictor of future student success. From a slightly darker slant, might want to keep old applications for admitted students around as some level of defense should one of the admitted students turn out to be a psycho. 
Odds are nil that they’ll ever let a student see teacher recommendations submitted as part of the applications.</p>
<p>I have made the interview appointment for the fall to the school that my son was waitlisted at and when I mentioned that he was waitlisted this year, the lady said that in that case, she would pull his app and “carry it forward.” I’m not exactly sure what that means. Perhaps they may look at your folder from the previous year to see what has changed.</p>