<p>Neat story @oldfort. Good for him!</p>
<p>Ok…nothing ventured nothing gained. But I think oldfort’s story about the guy who kept in touch over a year isn’t exactly the same as someone who saw a faculty member one time. </p>
<p>But what her own kiddo did is applicable. </p>
<p>I would not make this the focus of my thank you note, but I would weave it in.</p>
<p>My DD had the emails of all of the applied faculty with whom she played her instrument. She corresponded with them quite a bit over the year. In addition, she also met the orchestra director. The subject of contacting admissions came up later.</p>
<p>But I can see Oldfort’s point…why not ask?</p>
<p>Even if the professor maybe a bit put off, the most he/she would do is nothing. I don’t think the professor would go out of his/her way to say something negative about OP’s kid, especially if the request isn’t obnoxious.</p>
<p>I don’t have any further advise. But I did want to comment that it is a great idea to arrange to meet a professor of interest when on campus. DS did that with a prof that seemed to be doing research of interest, based on the website. However, after meeting in person DS realized it was not quite what he thought. It was a very helpful realization. </p>