This is may sound dumb, but it's a legit question, can a director of admissions grant full acceptanc

What I mean is if one has taken MCAT and done his/her courses can a director of admissions give that a person a seat and override the whole process. Obviously this will never happen unless that kid is the son of a generous donor, but I was arguing with my friend that the Dean of admission isn' just some pencil pusher and actually has more power than assumed
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