<p>Hi all!
I got deferred/received a possible letter from my top choice and I am planning on sending a letter of continued interest plus a video of a song that I made about the school but I don't know where and how I should send them. Should I send the letter through mail and email the admissions office the link to my video? Or should I email the letter and the video? I am worried that if I send the letter through mail it will be delivered too late but I am also worried that if I send it through email it will look unprofessional. </p>
<p>Any help/ideas? And does anybody have a successful deferred story? Thank you! </p>
<p>“video of a song that I made about the school”</p>
<p>this is almost certainly a terrible idea</p>
<p>@catisforfite Hahahahahaha! Well I wrote a song about why I want to go to that school…Is that too desperate? </p>
<p>@sloth83 Hahaha well it seemed like a good idea when I was mourning. Do you know if most people handwrite or type their letter of interest? </p>
<p>Mail takes about 2 days, if you are worried about 2 days then just email. Everything is done by email and electronically in college admissions and a lot of other things, so I wouldn’t worry about it.</p>
<p>@BrownParent Does it take two days if that school is out of state? I live in Maryland and the school is in Massachusetts… </p>
<p>can you post the song? that sounds awesome!</p>
<p>There was a student who was waitlisted but soon accepted after he posted a music video about how much he wanted to go there. I forgot the name of the school. I don’t think it’s a “new” idea but it doesn’t hurt to try.</p>
<p>If your top choice was a lower tier Ivy League or a top 10 school (Duke, NW, etc) there is a very good chance you will get in. A lot of students who target Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Princeton, etc use the slightly lower ranked ones as safeties and end up going to Harvard, Stanford, etc.</p>
<p>I don’t know about the song, but sending a well written letter of confirmed interest can only help you.</p>
<p>I’d say if the video fits with the rest of your application, then submit it. If you’re trying to show your serious academic side, then it might not be the best idea. A supplementary letter of recommendation and an update on your senior year activities are also strong additions to an application that can help admissions officers remember you in the second round of reading.</p>
<p>I’m don’t think they really want an extra LOR, unless you just completed some project outside school or something. You should have sent strong ones in the first place.</p>
<p>I don’t know about the video, but if I were an admissions officer, I rather hear about why the school should accept you (what value do you have to the school?) rather than why you want to go. They know you want to go, you applied.</p>
<p>The song sounds quirky, and it seems that the top schools more and more want quirky. The quirkier the better.</p>
<p>I don’t think the song is such a bad idea either but what do I know. We’re in a similar situation where my son was waitlisted where I thought it was a fairly easy match (what do you call that?). Obviously it wasn’t. I’ve been told by a colleague that it was probably because he did not show sufficient interest in the school. That school apparently pays attention to interest level shown in order to improve their yield. It seems there’s always something to learn.
The general question then is what is the best method for convincing a school to move you from waitlisted to accepted?</p>
<p>Thank you all so much for the responses! I decided to just take a chance and sent both the music video and the letter of interest because I already spent so much time making the song that I thought “why the heck not.” </p>
<p>All Ivies and top schools have a large number of accepted candidates who choose not to attend. Many reasons…some applied to multiple top schools and chose their favorite. Some just wanted to see if they could get in, but do not have the money (and cannot qualify for aid). Some just do the math and realize the top schools are not really worth the higher net price. Chance you can still get in, but make solid plans for your 2nd choice.</p>
<p>@collegedadnh: except for need blind schools/meet full need schools (ie., Ivy League, Amherst, etc) the best way to get off the waiting list is to let it know that you can pay full freight. If you can’t, then forget about the waiting list and move on to your other choices.
If you don’t have 2 sure safeties, some colleges still accept applications - among those, Hendrix, Albion, Hiram, New College of Florida, SUNY New Paltz… are all pretty good (Hendrix and New College are both excellent, although very different).
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