<p>I'm in canada, and i'm wondering if my regional rep is part of the application process.</p>
<p>The USC regional admissions woman for my area visited my school and she said she was the one reading our apps. The same was for Northwestern and UMich.</p>
<p>So I'm guessing it's true for most schools? Not 100% sure, sorry.</p>
<p>They are one of the people who reads your application. That's what the Notre Dame, Georgetown, Emory, UGA, Elon, and Northwestern reps have told me. They probably have the most influence too because they compare you with people from your area, whereas other admissions officers probably read a random mix of applications.</p>
<p>oh wait, i guess nvm, i've been talking to the wrong regional rep. lol they actually have specific reps for alberta/BC apart from the rest of canada.</p>
<p>The adcoms work all year long, not just during the admissions part of the year. Your regional rep is an adcom who is on the road visiting during the Summer and early Fall. Then everybody retreats to the college to do admissions for ED/EA and then they do admissions for RD, and then work on freshman orientation, and the whole thing starts over again. </p>
<p>Normally, your essays are read by two people, one of which is your regional rep (adcom). Each person scores the essay. If the scores differ by too much, then a third person reads them. The regional rep is also part of the committee who makes decisions for the high schools in their district. They are responsible for knowing the basic characteristics of the high schools in their district such as which are inner-city and which are magnet.</p>