<p>So people always say, email your regional rep, get to know them, and the like.</p>
<p>Now what I want to know is, when they are there visiting your school and you walk up to them and ask them a few questions, take 20 minutes of their time, and introduce yourself, will they remember you?</p>
<p>I've spoken to reps and asked many questions, but will they remember a person's name at the school and who they were?</p>
<p>It helps if you send a follow-up e-mail or note thanking them for their time, and letting them know what you found helpful about your interaction with them.</p>
<p>Otherwise, unless you are extraordinary, they are unlikely to remember you. They meet hundreds of students.'</p>
<p>I also don't believe in e-mailing or talking to reps just to try to get them to remember you. I have seen students simply chattering to reps with no point. That's only irritating. If you have nothing to say, it's better to use the rep visits as a time to gather information that you are interested in instead of trying hard to stand out by talking. In most cases, the way to impress adcoms will be with your questions, not by cornering them and asking questions that, for instance, are already answered on the web site.</p>
<p>E-mails that are simply designed to remind the reps who you are probably only waste their time and irritate them. They work long hours and have many applications to review. They don't need to take their time reading e-mails that have no real purpose.</p>
<p>Thank you, this confirmed my beliefs.</p>