johnnyx9 wrote:
I realize this would probably sound overly simplistic to an ad-com, but really, couldn't they just write one or two sentences at the time the decision is made? For instance, I'm not sure if MIT sits around in a committee or if Rod Garcia makes all the calls, but at the point that the decision is made, couldn't they take ten seconds to scribble down something like "Career goals didn't seem clear, bad interview, no community service," or maybe something like, "Concerns about quantitative ability."
But I guess that would probably give them some sort of exposure, I'm sure there are some people out there that would follow up and split hairs with them or possibly launch a lawsuit.
and what's more infuriating is this "snooty" message they include with the regret letter
"P.S. Unfortunately we cannot conduct post-evaluative interviews with candidates we could not admit. As you can imagine, with over 3,000 applicants that procedure would consume almost the full-time attention of two employees. We are simply not staffed to be able to provide that service.
"
As if trying to say..."Hey! you tried! now buzz off!!!"
grrrr %#$%$#&%^&*^%
I believe that can be worded more politely