Interview Write-ups - 3,750 characters

Elaine wrote the other day that she and a few of her interviewers were surprised by the recently imposed constraint on the website regarding the length of interview write-ups.

I know that as Chicago alumni we have always cherished our ability to write at considerable length regarding our conversations with applicants. Those of us who have been doing this for some time recall writing interview reports by hand, typing the interview reports, and most recently a transition to submitting reports online.

Over the summer we installed a new database which constrained our abilities to accept reports longer than 3,750 characters. You can well imagine that Ted did not like a machine, or a set of coding limiting what we could do...but this is where we are for now. In the future, we hope to resolve this to give all Chicago ASC volunteers the space (not quite infinite) to capture the details of their conversations.

Until then, I thank you for your support and efforts - and understanding.