Asking department for feedback on unsuccessful applications

[sluggerotoole]

First off, congratulations to all those that have been admitted this cycle! 

For those who haven't, like myself, I'm wondering about the process of asking for feedback on unsuccessful applications, in order to improve applications for the next cycle...

A professor told me I should contact the Chair of the Graduate Committee, but does anyone know how one might go about finding who this is for a particular department?

Also, is this a reasonable thing to do, or is it frowned upon? And do departments tend to offer useful feedback or just generic? 

[artvandaley]

I have been asking around about the exact same thing - would be great to hear some feedback so we can take something constructive out of this process!

Edited February 19, 2019 by artvandaley