<p>My school's debate team just won the county championships and is going to state -- a first in ten years, and I'm the team captain! Should I bother to email the Yale admissions office, or is their decision already made? This is a HUGE honor for me... I've been on the team for four years and am now captain of our first winning team! What should I do?</p>
<p>I seriously doubt it matters. -_-;</p>
<p>From my impression, colleges care more about passion and effort rather than "winning". Sure it helps to win- but only if you win BIG (USAMO/IMO/...other national teams, national awards). For the most part some debate stuff like that most likely will not change anything --~ that said... ii guess it cant hurt?</p>
<p>On the contrary to what truazn said -- this definitely DOES show passion, since you've been with the team for years, working your way up to captain, and now have real success to show for it. You should contact Yale and let them know. Congrats on the win!!</p>
<p>Thanks, zutsuit. BUT... might emailing them this close to the decision date seem either a) unnecessary or b) desperate?</p>
<p>It's not going to affect your decision and I'm almost 100% sure it's too late to send new stuff in.</p>
<p>I'd also like to add that I go to a REALLY crappy school in a disadvantaged area, so this is a big deal in a place like where I live. We don't even THINK about national awards like truazn mentioned.</p>
<p>Lol oh in that case... ionno I'd hurry it up and maybe really emphasize just HOW IMPORTANT this is in context of your school. Decisions are probably being finalized probably as we speak.</p>
<p>Well, since it sounds like you really want to send it in, might as well send it =)
After all, what's the worst that could happen? There's really nothing to lose!</p>
<p>I guess, but don't you run the risk of ****ing off the admission officers?</p>
<p>That's what I'm afraid of...</p>
<p>I imagine the decisions are already mostly made by now. I don't think it will have any bearing at all. You can send it in if you want, but I think they might ignore it anyway.</p>
<p>Send it in.</p>
<p>It will not hurt to do it. Do it. It might not help, but why not do it if there is any chance that it might?</p>
<p>Might as well send it in. You're going to want to send it in for the RD round anyway if you get deferred.</p>
<p>Well, a similar thing happened to me. I won an award about a week or two before decisions were coming out, and I emailed my admissions officer. He responded and thanked me for letting him know, and offered me his congratulations. I got in a week later, but I doubt the award had any effect on my application. Still, it can't hurt to let them know.</p>
<p>well, if I were you, I would look at it this way:</p>
<p>If I am not going to be rejected, then hold off on the award. This means I will be either deferred or accepted. If I am deferred, send in the award after that, to demonstrate a continued streak of achievement, as well as continued interest in the school. If I am accepted, SWEET, no need to send in extra stuff =)</p>
<p>So the only time I would send in extra stuff at this point is if I think it could stop a rejection...</p>