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Admission/Scholarship Response Etiquette

Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 8:17 pm
by metaphysicalkant
What's the proper etiquette for responding to an admission/scholarship offer? Do adcomms expect an email in reply?

Re: Admission/Scholarship Response Etiquette

Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 8:36 pm
by lymenheimer
No. Won't change the decision or the scholarship offer.

Re: Admission/Scholarship Response Etiquette

Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 11:31 pm
by 4thand9
lymenheimer wrote:No. Won't change the decision or the scholarship offer.
I'm not sure that the question was whether it would change the offer. I think the question was regarding the etiquette of replying to an admissions email with a thank you or email or something.

Re: Admission/Scholarship Response Etiquette

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 9:57 am
by lymenheimer
4thand9 wrote:
lymenheimer wrote:No. Won't change the decision or the scholarship offer.
I'm not sure that the question was whether it would change the offer. I think the question was regarding the etiquette of replying to an admissions email with a thank you or email or something.
Right. And my reply was to indicate that it's unnecessary. Each school sends out hundreds/thousands of acceptances. Your thank you email will likely be trashed. Send it if he wants, but it won't change the outcome of anything, making it unnecessary.

Re: Admission/Scholarship Response Etiquette

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 5:51 pm
by Abraham Lincoln Uni.
Generally, there is no need to respond by email. If you are concerned, you may always call the admissions or financial department to confirm if anything more is required. I of course would back up any important statements made with an email referencing the conversation.

Best of luck!