<p>hilary, I am a teacher. Maybe I will go into Admissions in another life... courtesy is just courtesy, and skills for developing a network/professional relations will come to you in time.</p>
<p>No. It doesnt help..
Admissions is done by a chart of categories and gregariousness is not one of them..</p>
<p>True, but what about Ivies and the like? Everyone has the same impressive stats. You must use every means possible to show yourself, not just through stats.</p>
<p>yeah! esp. at places that look for a demonstration of interest, right?</p>
<p>oh and by the way Variance, youre wrong: admissions is soo capricious, its not exact by grades and test scores, and little things make a difference. i read a book about it.</p>
<p>Any other opinions? I had sent one to a guy at Northwestern who came to my school and answered two or three of my questions and gave a small group presentation and he write back saying thanks for the note! I had another one today, with a different college, and he answered a question of mine and talked to me personally for a few minutes. Is it bad to send a note to him?</p>
<p>hilary – my D applied to colleges last year.</p>
<p>FWIW, She sent emails to anyone she interviewed and to any professors where she sat in on the class. She didn’t send a note to the people who led the ‘group sessions’ either at a school or who came to her high school. </p>
<p>Essentially, if someone took time to meet with her personally, she sent an email.</p>