Five Things the Adcoms Hate

05-23

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Five Things the Adcoms Hate

By Esmeralda Cardenal, previously the Associate Director of

Admissions at Yale SOM, Director of MBA Admissions at MSU Broad, and consultant

at Cardiff Business School in the UK. She is happy to help you showcase your

achievements in your MBA application.

When I was admissions Director there were some things applicants

would do that were minor, but that I found to be very annoying. Here are my top

5 「hates」 that I』m sure are shared by many adcoms:

1. Asking for information that can easily be found on the

school』s website

Some applicants would do that to 「make conversation」 or to try to

get on the adcom』s good side. Don』t fall into that trap; it can be interpreted

as laziness or lack of knowledge about your intended school. Do your research

before you talk or email the adcom.

2. Not answering the question

Schools put a lot of effort in designing their essay questions to

get the information they consider important for deciding whether an applicant is

a good fit for the school or not. They are aware that you are applying to

multiple schools, but really dislike when applicants provide generic answers

that do not address the finer details they consider important for their

decision. Make sure to tailor your answers to fit with each individual essay

question.

3. Contacting the adcom all the time

There are some applicants who constantly call with inquiries

throughout the application process. This is not only annoying but time consuming

and can be detrimental to the outcome of your application. If you must contact

the adcom, be strategic, and ask only what you can』t find anywhere else.

4. Demanding feedback

If you were denied and the school clearly states that feedback is

not provided, don』t demand it. insisting on feedback doesn』t mean you will get

it and could end any chance of a successful reapplication. If you don』t know why

they denied you, contact an admissions consultant. My colleagues and I would be

happy to provide you with a Rejection Review diagnosis of your application.

Also, never attempt to reapply to a school without understanding what went wrong

in your previous application.

5. Asking adcom about your chances of admission

It』s understandable you want to know, but the truth of the matter

is that the adcom cannot give you an evaluation on the fly. If they happily

volunteer their thoughts about the strength of your candidacy, that』s great, but

don』t put them on the spot asking them something they are not prepared to

answer. Asking about your odds puts them in a very awkward position,

particularly when those chances are low.

Finally, don』t feel that you have to make yourself known to the

adcom by sending them an email about you or your case. Hopefully, they have all

they need to know in your application. If you must contact them, do so as you

would a prospective employer, with a succinct email that is free of grammatical

errors.

以上內容摘自：

https://blog.accepted.com/5-things-adcoms-hate/