<p>If you haven't already, I would send the admissions officer of your area a big thank you for all the hard work they've done. You might even get a hint about your decision from their style of writing ;)</p>
<p>Wouldn’t that kind of come off as a blatant solicitation for information regarding our decisions?</p>
<p>What was their response?</p>
<p>Of course I didn’t thank him to do get a hint, that is just a plus of a response. </p>
<p>He thanked me for my note and wished me and my family a happy holiday. He was extremely helpful throughout the admissions process.</p>
<p>They might get ticked off if you fill their mailboxes with thousands of emails.</p>
<p>ttparent: I believe that they much rather receive a “thank you”, than the mass of repetitive questions they are used to. Imagine how stressed they must feel with the volume of ED apps, and a deluge of RD apps coming in for the holidays. Appreciation from an applicant, whether accepted or rejected, would be a professional response.</p>
<p>I see how it would be more appropriate in your situation because your officer helped you out a lot. I sent mine one trivial question which she briefly answered. Though I am grateful, I believe I already thanked her profusely enough when I asked the question, and I feel that contacting her now would come across as an act of pre-decision desperation rather than one of genuine thanks.</p>
<p>If you think they are stressed by being bombarded with messages, wouldn’t getting more messages pose a possibility to heighten the stress level? One or two thank you notes are neat, but you are asking the public to each send a note.</p>
<p>I’m not asking the public to each send a note, and there are not thousands of applicants on Penn CC. I’m not going to repeal my recommendation, but feel free to post your own thoughts. </p>
<p>Or I can post them for you:</p>
<p>“Do not send ADCOMs thank you’s for they are too stressed”
-ttparent</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>I sent my admissions officer a thank-you November 2nd. 
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<p>“Timely service, like timely gifts, is doubled in value.” -George Macdonald</p>
<p>First, the term stressed is brought up initially by you. I have no problem with anyone sending a thank you note, it is actually a thoughtful idea. However, I think something is not quite right with blanketly asking everyone on a public forum to send a thank you note.</p>
<p>Just to clear up my previous statement, by the way; I probably will send a thank you note. I just find that it would be more appropriate for me to send it afterwards, regardless of my decision.</p>
<p>Sounds good mailclu. </p>
<p>pennpsycho: how did they respond?</p>
<p>What email do you use to contact your regional adcom?</p>
<p>I am surprised that I never thanked my regional director earlier…they work hard enough as it is touring the whole state and meeting with thousands of students, and then they review applications! How do they do it?</p>
<p>It’s their job. You do not have to thank them unless they have been particularly helpful to you throughout the process.</p>
<p>Just like you shouldn’t thank a waitress or fireman? ^</p>