<p>Hey! How are you guys getting emails? This from another thread, by another poster here:
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My son gets all sorts of emails from all the other schools that accepted him. Some top 20 are sending him emails everyday, at least one a day (on top of the snail mail they send). But WashU has not sent anything since his acceptance. Is that what everyone else experienced, or are you getting emails?</p>
<p>I haven’t received any emails from WashU since the one notifying me that my admission decision was posted online - but you’re right about other schools sending mass emails; Duke seems to send about three every day.</p>
<p>Ah whew! I keep reading them, but my son just walks into the dining room (where I have my computer and keep the mail) and tells me, “mom, I’m still going to WashU.” Still, these promotions, attention, and extra scholarships are awfully tempting.</p>
<p>Well… actually WashU sent me lots of email. And in fact they sent me trmendous amount of mail even I am an int’l!</p>
<p>I’ve noticed that too…</p>
<p>All the other colleges my S was accepted at at sending emails like crazy, reminder you have 10 days left, sending logins to online Q&A sessions, parent sessions, reminders about aid that he hasn’t officially accepted yet, we’re looking forward tio seeing you this fall, etc…but WashU is not sending anything, nothing since the acceptance letter other than 1-2 FA contact information letters. I guess they are not too worried about things but they are definitely not competing & reminding students the same way other colleges are in.</p>
<p>Wow - never thought I 'd see posts with people saying WashU sends too FEW materials! LOL.</p>
<p>Yeah, I never thought that too. As an int’l who lives tens of thousands miles away from the school, WashU bombards me with its mails starting from last May to now.</p>
<p>Though I did notice just now that it only sent 5 emails after I was admitted. But it’s still better than Vanderbilt which only sent me 2.</p>
<p>It may be an Opt in deal then for my S’s email setup then. I’m sure he didn’t add a parent email address as a contact but this is something other schools do push for. As a parent I have received no emails and I believe my S has received none since his acceptance around 3/11 and only 2 snail mail letters. It does seem odd to me but, like Limabeans, I’m not the only one who has noticed this.</p>
<p>^^ I agree. Very little contact from WashU, even less from Vandy. But the rest have been sending a constant stream (esp. Duke and WakeF). Some have even sent 11 hour notice of scholarships or increased FA … lol … I can finally laugh about it all now …</p>
<p>Well, we know they only accepted 1500 students from 25,000 applicants and they have a waiting list about 10 feet deep…so there is no real need to push folks. Other colleges do give a false sense of “being wanted” with a lot of follow-up emails, invites to join college live chat sessions, facebook, etc. At least these other colleges are letting students know they are around and available for questions, etc. </p>
<p>The complete lack of emails actually adds some doubt (where there shouldn’t be) and makes me wonder if WashU really cares whether S chooses them at all. They already have someone else in waiting to take up his place if need be. There should be a compromise here with some follow-up and attention, this is a big decision for a high schooler, and it reflects negatively on WashU. </p>
<p>Anyone know if an applicants WashU profile can be set to NOT send receive emails or if there is any other logical explanation why some folks are getting emails but others are not?</p>
<p>@slamjammer, I also have received few emails from WashU (disregarding specific ones for Ervin) though I did get some from the department heads of majors I had interes in. Did your S choose undecided for intended major?
I have heard PLENTY in the form of snail mail. All the typical info that others like UVa send through email, if at all. This includes the Asian Student Association, second year programs I could apply to, information regarding my intended major, etc.</p>
<p>No email here either…</p>
<p>My D, who sent in her acceptance today, has not received any emails since her acceptance and she is very happy about that! She has gotten emails from her other schools but most of them felt annoying to her - like they were pushing her too much while she was trying to make a decision. None of them provided her any further substantive information. Her acceptance package from Wash U was thorough and did not require any additional emailing. She has gotten one or two mailings from them - just enough for her to know she is on their radar and should carefully consider them in making her decision.</p>
<p>@slamjammer
" … and makes me wonder if WashU really cares whether S chooses them at all. … "</p>
<p>My favorite was a personal telephone call from the Dean of the College of Life Sciences at UMd. She wanted to know how things were going and if I had any questions … I did. I really appreciated the call … I will probably accept admission there this weekend …</p>
<p>No, not even this:
Makes me wonder if something is missing. Since March 15th when my son learned of his acceptance, I have only gotten one letter, dated March 22, with names of alums and parents. That’s it. No emails since 3/16.</p>
<p>I wasn’t accepted at WashU, but, I didn’t get that many emails from most of the schools where I was accepted. Maybe one or two emails total since the decisions came out.</p>
<p>Maybe I’m only noticing this because of the discrepancy. One school has sent emails (about receptions, chats, websites, etc.) and/or letters + newspapers + magazines nearly everyday. Another school has called, had receptions, has had their interviewer call, plus 2 letters about every week. There’s always something in our mailbox, but never from WashU. The only ones as equally absent have been Vanderbilt and Brown.</p>
<p>limabeans,
We received the list of parents letter. And got one other letter about a humanities program that might interest D. That is it. And D was fine with it. Perhaps Wash U figures students or families will call with questions (we have) or will use the parents list. It is enough and D does not feel ignored or not wanted - after all, they admitted her so sure they want her to attend. She felt bombarded by 2 or 3 other schools. It was just too much. A few others were somewhere in between.</p>