We need a deal where we get a rep from every ad com to post on this forum regularly

[DJLamar]

Like, we can take at least the top ten or so schools in every discipline and get each of them to agree to have someone from their ad com in each discipline come and post here regularly. That way when we get topics like "OMG UC Berkeley sent some acceptances and I didn't hear anything does that mean I'm screwed?" they can reassure us with things like "don't worry, we only already sent acceptances to the top 0.0005% of candidates and we're going to send acceptances to the people that get our next third of our available slots about two weeks from now."

That would be really swell.

[quadsbaby]

Like, we can take at least the top ten or so schools in every discipline and get each of them to agree to have someone from their ad com in each discipline come and post here regularly. That way when we get topics like "OMG UC Berkeley sent some acceptances and I didn't hear anything does that mean I'm screwed?" they can reassure us with things like "don't worry, we only already sent acceptances to the top 0.0005% of candidates and we're going to send acceptances to the people that get our next third of our available slots about two weeks from now."

That would be really swell.

How would it benefit them to do so?

Edited February 13, 2010 by quadsbaby

[American in Beijing]

How would it benefit them to do so?

Lol, it wouldn't. Hence why it would only ever happen in our wildest fantasies. Personally, I think a Google Buzz/Twitter account would be easier for them and just as effective (preferably Buzz, because I'm pretty sure Twitter's blocked here). A post could be something like:

"Sent out first round admissions offers. For those of you who are obsessively following forums like thegradcafe.com and see that people have already been accepted, please do not panic and/or flood our office with e-mails. This doesn't mean you won't be accepted or waitlisted. These people are just brilliant."

or:

"Off to start the adcom meeting . . . 400 applications to sort through . . . oh goodie."

[hellopsy]

I actually think it might lighten their workload. If they posted regular updates and if most of us applicants read them here, they should get less emails or calls from anxious applicants inquiring about their application status, which would require individual replies!

Or not. Well... I guess I can still fantasize