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April 2, 2011

Ivy League Alumni Quit Admissions Interviews as Success Slips

Janet Lorin:

With admissions notifications from Ivy League colleges going out as early as today, it's more than just applicants awaiting the results.

Alumni interviewers like University of Pennsylvania graduate Andrew Ross say they're getting annoyed that fewer of the students they endorse win acceptance. Some are ignoring calls to do more and others are quitting the volunteer job altogether. Ross has interviewed more than 50 applicants in a decade and only seen two or three get in.

"Is it worth it to interview if I'm not going to have any influence on the students getting in?" said Ross, 33, who lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and runs a children's entertainment business. "If it doesn't mean much, then they should find a better way to use our time. It just kind of feels ridiculous."

Posted by Jim Zellmer at April 2, 2011 1:37 AM
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