<p>I am always worried to ask them questions cause I fear it will be stupid and hurt my chances. Yet, I am a very paranoid person =P. You think I should be worried about this?</p>
<p>if you’re that worried just make an anonymous email</p>
<p>Well, do you think it will matter?</p>
<p>Well I can tell from this thread that you do indeed tend to ask stupid questions, so yes it probably will matter and you should make a new email account just to ask them.</p>
<p>If you ask questions that are answered on the website or are designed to find out exactly what you should get involved with in order to get accepted (Eg, "I’m thinking of joining tennis team or chess club. Which do you think would look best to admissions), then yes, such questions would hurt you.</p>
<p>Only contact admissions if you have questions that aren’t answered by the website and that aren’t designed to have them tell you what ECs/community service/jobs most impress them.</p>
<p>They are busy people, and aren’t impressed when students contact them asking questions in a silly attempt to show interest. Show interest by taking the time to submit the best application you can.</p>
<p>How can any email hurt one’s chances, out of curiosity? Colleges won’t even have a file open on you. It’s not like the admission’s officer will write your name down on a post-it note with the comment - “asked me as stupid question- do not admit”.</p>
<p>Sometimes they do put the e-mails into the applicant’s file. While the majority of colleges make admissions decisions overwhelmingly on applicants’ academic stats and – for publics – state of residence – some private colleges also look at demonstrated interest and other factors. If an applicant asks questions that indicate the applicant hasn’t even bothered to read the website – “Do you have a business major?” that could hurt them at such schools.</p>
<p>make sure you have a professional email address, if you do.</p>
<p>Just always ask CC first.</p>