tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8196526572567549221.post8190722993406368258..comments2017-12-26T13:49:12.819-08:00Comments on ’13 ILC at Yale: CambridgeDon Gosneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17110247579694408858noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8196526572567549221.post-36048155102941397492013-08-01T01:16:20.043-07:002013-08-01T01:16:20.043-07:00Oh, Damian. You look like such a tourist with tha...Oh, Damian. You look like such a tourist with that bib on.<br /><br />Sounds like the sight seeing tour of Harvard was fun but it doesn’t sound like it even resembled any kind of tour that might entice you to apply.<br /><br />You owe it to yourself to read some of the blogs from last year where we had a VERY large group of ILCers that had made reservations for an informational session and tour only to be denied once we got there. They told us about a new rule they had that disallowed tours for people not related to each other.<br /><br />The worst part about it all was the arrogant and condescending tone expressed not only by the admissions officer (who pulled up a chair and sat under cover while our ILCers had to stand--out on the rain--while he talked. Even the two students that were assisting him came across as arrogant and condescending. If you think my words seem harsh, trust me when I tell you that I’m being polite in describing these people.<br /><br />Afterwards, when some of our local alums let them know just offended we all were, that admissions officer sent us a letter of apology. The problem was that he still came across as arrogant and condescending and we never could find in that letter where he sounded the least bit apologetic.<br /><br />Yeah, Harvard may be a nice school and some great people have attended Harvard over the centuries but right now they’re not a place where I would ever consider advising any of our students to apply. I even have friends who graduated from Harvard and one of our ILCers--Terilyn Chen--attends Harvard right now. As it stands now I would out Harvard right up next to UCLA on my list of least favorite schools and you know how much--as a Cal man--I despise UCLA. :-)Don Gosneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110247579694408858noreply@blogger.com