<p>...If I added another extracurricular that will take up a lot of time and energy.</p>
<p>Basically, the National Student Press Association Convention is nearby and my journalism teacher thought it would be a cool idea if we could produce a magazine for that conference. So did I, so me and a friend are now editors-in-chief of "The Unconventionalist". It's gonna take a lot of time and energy and work, but the actual magazine won't come out until after college acceptances/rejections (hopefully more of the former). Is it worth sending a letter to all my schools about this, when I already have many other journalism-esque extracurriculars, or will it just seem superfluous?</p>
<p>It would not hurt to send a letter, especially as a way of demonstrating interest. Keep it brief and concise. One paragraph to say you are now editor of the magazine. Another paragraph to say how interested you are in the college and how nice it is.</p>
<p>It would be better to send a letter than an email. I have never felt confident that emails eventually find their way into the app.</p>
<p>hmm dufus..........I have sent letters like these to colleges and they said that THEY WILL MAKE IT SURE THAT THIS INFO GOT INTO MY APPLICATION FILE....on the contrary.......I dont feel confident that my letter will find its way to the app....as its only one page, mixed with tons of other important documents.....whereas for an email...at least they send a confirmation that they received and will make sure it got read!!</p>
<p>Just personal opinion, but a letter to me is a physical object. It takes up space and they have to do something with it. They can not, in good faith, throw it away. So they have to file it. With an email you have confirmation that it was received and perhaps read, but when they get 10000+ applications, it doesn't matter if they read it when it arrives. You want it to go with the file.</p>
<p>Hmmm... so a letter would make more sense? Is that the general idea? Also, if I received a selective position in a program I was already involved in when sending in my apps, should I add that to the letter, or would it be overkill?</p>
<p>It is fine to update your app with achievements that occurred after you first applied. I wouldn't get too wordy about it. After all, people are worried about going 50 words over the essay word limit. :) Just send them a letter they can read at a glance. It is also a way of demonstrating interest in the college.</p>