<p>I sent the Admissions Office an update on my recent awards/activities, and I got a personalized message from my regional officer thanking me (with my name). Is this standard procedure? If so, that's really nice of them to take the time to do that. </p>
<p>Any ideas?</p>
<p>I think so... Harvard is a lot more personal than some of the other Ivies.</p>
<p>My D only received an automated reply when she did this. Hmmm.</p>
<p>This could reflect the different styles of various admissions officers rather than any differences in possibilities of acceptance. Some adcoms make a point of a personal note and others do not. My son never received a personal answer from his rep at U Chicago despite several e-mails. Other students did. However, he was the one admitted EA.</p>
<p>Ditto to Cami's son's experience for my son at H.</p>
<p>I never received any notification when I sent in an update. (I'm an RD applicant) Is it standard procedure to notify everyone?</p>
<p>weird.</p>
<p>i sent an update but never received any notifications either.</p>
<p>same with me</p>
<p>I never received any notification either when I sent in update materials. I know several admissions officers that I know will make it a point to send a notification letter, but I know several that just won't.</p>
<p>So it wouldn't be a good idea to call and ask about your admissions status would it?</p>
<p>Honestly who fooking cares? You're being very pedantic. Why not just wait for the resposne rather than effectively try to read tea leaves? Not long now!</p>
<p>Meh. I'm not gonna worry about. If this many people didn't hear from them, I'm sure it's just that some people don't spend the time to notify the applicants. Anyway, admissions decisions are supposedly being wrapped up today, so nothing we can do about it now!</p>
<p>They take nine days to mail decisions?</p>
<p>Also, I got my result by email...why doesn't everyon else do that? Seems much quicker and less stressful!</p>
<p>I don't actually think it takes 9 days to mail decisions. But rather, the 9 days allows the admissions officers to re-argue for applicants they particularly want before the Committee.</p>
<p>The only reason why they release it on the 30th is because of the agreement they have with the other ivies - not because it takes that long to mail. What happens over those nine days though...we can only speculate</p>
<p>endless speculation...it's why CC was created. :)</p>
<p>(look at all the chance threads)</p>
<p>What happens over the nine days is the discussion of "borderline" cases. Borderline cases that were admitted now rejected, who were rejected now admitted, waitlisted, etc.</p>
<p>I have not gotten any responses to my updates</p>
<p>I finally got a response yesterday.</p>
<p>that's not fair. how come i never got a response. i sent a lot of update too. maybe they never received them. who did you address to? i addressed plainly, to "board of admissions". was that incorrect? </p>
<p>i faxed my update. maybe i shouldn't have.</p>