ADVICE PLEASE: Contacting Interviewer!?

Graduate School
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<p>Hi all,</p>

<p>So I'm actually applying to graduate school (graduating from Cornell in a few weeks - woo!) and need some advice. I narrowed my selections down to one particular graduate school, and I REALLY want to go here. It's the perfect fit for me, has the exact program I want, etc. Anyway, the acceptance rate is about 10% of approx 500 applicants. Of the 500, they interview 200, and I was lucky enough to receive an interview (yay!). Before my interview, I had emailed my interviewer with questions about the program, and we had a nice back and forth over email. After the interview, I emailed her and said thank you, and she responded that it was a pleasure. That was around 2 months ago.</p>

<p>Now, I was actually one of the first ones interviewed I found out, and the admissions committee will be getting together in 2 weeks or so to make decisions on who to admit. I am worried that since interviews have been going on for so long, my interviewer may have forgotten about me and has the more recent interviews "fresh" in her mind, which brings me to what I need advice on:</p>

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<li><p>Does it seem like a good idea to send her a quick email to put my name back in her mind?</p></li>
<li><p>If so, what should I ask her? My thoughts were: another question about the program, followed by asking her if she knew when we'd hear back, and finalizing it by reaffirming how badly I want to attend. Thoughts?</p></li>
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<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>I would definitely say go for it! I would suggest asking her the question you have, updating her on any academic progress you have made, and a quick note about how good of a fit you are for their program. If you know when the committee is meeting, I would say hold off on asking about decisions, but that is just me. Good luck!</p>

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<p>If you have any important relevant updates, use that as an excuse. If there was anything said after the interview to contact her with more questions, feel free to do so. If you haven’t written a thank you note yet, feel free to do so.</p>

<p>You <em>should</em> have a legit reason for saying “look at me!” otherwise it looks like you’re only brown nosing.</p>