Replying to personalized email from schools Forum

[benjamin5rr]

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[txadv11]

What is the email address format? Also what are you wanting to say?

If it was admissions@xyz.edu then I'd reconsider.
If it was deansmith@xyz.edu then it is probably worth replying, if you have something important to say.

To get back to the main question, no, I wouldn't reply, and if I did, I'd keep it short and sweet, like 100 words or less.

[ahduth]

What is the email address format? Also what are you wanting to say?

If it was admissions@xyz.edu then I'd reconsider.
If it was deansmith@xyz.edu then it is probably worth replying, if you have something important to say.

To get back to the main question, no, I wouldn't reply, and if I did, I'd keep it short and sweet, like 100 words or less.

I don't think a thank you note will hurt you at all. The admissions address is still answered by a human being. bob.jones@xyz.edu is probably directly to the dean themselves.

Either way it's polite and friendly. There's absolutely no downside.

[hokie]

there was a thread recently discussing exactly this (but referred to letter's of interest not acceptance). It is definitely not necessary, but I don't see why it would be inappropriate. It is your prerogative, and if you have questions to ask, I say go for it. Unless you made some inappropriate off-color joke or something, I don't think it will leave a bad impression. GL and congrats on the acceptance!

[benjamin5rr]

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[benjamin5rr]

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[ahduth]

there was a thread recently discussing exactly this (but referred to letter's of interest not acceptance). It is definitely not necessary, but I don't see why it would be inappropriate. It is your prerogative, and if you have questions to ask, I say go for it. Unless you made some inappropriate off-color joke or something, I don't think it will leave a bad impression. GL and congrats on the acceptance!

Thank you. No, I wouldn't risk my reputation just to sound cute by making jokes...

I crack jokes with the admissions people all the time. They seem to enjoy it - seems like most of the callers they get are rather... uptight... nervous... or something.