<p>My son got a very nice scholarship from an EA school. We are so relieved to have a first acceptance and then to get a significant scholarship as well feels very good; like he is really wanted. My H and I both wonder whether sending a little note (actually having our son send one) to the Dean of Admissions saying thanks in some way would be ok. We had him send a thank you note after his interview. Now they've accepted him and offered a lot of money; seems to me like even more of an occasion to say thanks. I haven't seen this addressed on CC in my obsessive months here (yet).</p>
<p>No need to say thank you, but I'm sure it would be appreciated and noted.</p>
<p>I think acknowledging this nice scholarship would be a wonderful thing to do!</p>
<p>And btw, CONGRATULATIONS to your very deserving son!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a fabulous honor! :D</p>
<p>~berurah</p>
<p>It's courteous to send a thank-you note. Unfortunately, very few students do this even for private scholarships that they got from local organizations.</p>
<p>Bethievt,<br>
Congrats to your son! IMHO, there is never a bad time to be polite. But yeah, if this is merit money, I would encourage S to say thanks. Since this is a school you and he seem both happy about, it would set the basis for a potential long and fruitful partnership.</p>
<p>Betheivt, I would definitely suggest he write such a note. D wrote to the governor of the state this year - thanks for five years of money under the state's scholarship award. She didn't write one to her college, but I'd guess she might before or just after she graduates. </p>
<p>Congratulations to your son - that's wonderful news and a terrific way to start the holidays.</p>
<p>Posted by Northstarmom:</p>
<p>"It's courteous to send a thank-you note. Unfortunately, very few students do this even for private scholarships that they got from local organizations."</p>
<p>Very true. My parents fund a scholarship in my brother's name who died while at a UC. The Scholarship is for B students who get in and they were dismayed at how many recipients never acknowledged them by way of a thank you. Fortunately the ones who do, outweigh the ones that do not. Believe me, it's highly appreciated to receive thanks especially for a memorial scholarship.</p>
<p>My S(a soph) receives 2 merit scholarships from his school each year as long as he maintains a certain gpa. In both cases he is required by the Dept. to write Thank-You notes each year to the sponsors of the scholarships. He is given the names and addresses and a deadline but which time it must be done. He also must have copies of the letters submitted to the dept. by the deadline as proof that he has fulfilled his responsibility. If he fails to do this the scholarship funds will not be deposited in his account. It's a courteous thing to do and I'm glad the university enforces it.</p>
<p>Definitely write a thank you note! My D writes a note each year to the corporate sponsor of her national merit award, updating them on her college progress. Ditto for S who received a private scholarship once he was in college - it was renewed every year, and every year he wrote a thank you to the inidivdual who sponsored the award. When private scholarships were awarded at DK's high school, the guidance department provided an address for each recipient to send thanks. It's just good manners.</p>
<p>Actually, getting him into the habit of doing thank-you notes now will come in handy when he starts going on job interviews later. I think that thank-you notes are one of the most powerful and least-used tools around!</p>
<p>I was just thinking about this. If kid is accepted with merit money (not a dedicated memorial scholarship) it might be a little awkward to respond with a nice thank you note and then a few weeks later mention that another school has offered more money and would you care to pony up?</p>