Sending Scholarship Deadline Notifications
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:32 pm
So I was lucky enough to receive a scholarship to a school, but it requires that I accept or decline by 04/15.
I have two questions:
1) What do you guys think about trying to use the scholarship as "leverage" by name-dropping it in the email? Something like: "I received the [XXX] Scholarship at the [YYY] School. This scholarship requires me to accept or decline by 04/15." Or Should I just simply say: "I received a scholarship that requires me to accept or decline by 04/15."
2) When should I send out these emails? I was originally going to wait for a couple of weeks, but I was thinking about it, and if I do get in, I'd want to visit before I made my decision, so i'd have to hear back pretty soon in order to make arrangements to visit before 04/15. So should I email them now, or wait until closer to the deadline?
I have two questions:
1) What do you guys think about trying to use the scholarship as "leverage" by name-dropping it in the email? Something like: "I received the [XXX] Scholarship at the [YYY] School. This scholarship requires me to accept or decline by 04/15." Or Should I just simply say: "I received a scholarship that requires me to accept or decline by 04/15."
2) When should I send out these emails? I was originally going to wait for a couple of weeks, but I was thinking about it, and if I do get in, I'd want to visit before I made my decision, so i'd have to hear back pretty soon in order to make arrangements to visit before 04/15. So should I email them now, or wait until closer to the deadline?