Thank you?

Applying to College
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<p>I have so far received two acceptance letters with scholarship money. Though I am not yet prepared to send my deposit off to either school, I would like to thank the admissions committee for considering me for acceptance as well as for merit. Is this normal protocol--to send some sort of thank you note? Or, is it unnecessary....? Would it lead the school to thinking I am going to accept, and then seem odd if I choose another option later on? </p>

<p>Any advice?</p>

<p>A special THANK YOU to those that offer guidance... =)</p>

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<p>No, don't send a thank you. You can send that kind of a letter when you decline your acceptance.</p>

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<p>agreed chedva</p>

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<p>yeah, don't send anything Now..</p>

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<p>ok...thanks for your advice.
i guess i'm just an over-aggressively-polite person over thinking the situation...lol</p>

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<p>what if you did send a thank you e-mail to the admissions counselor because you are going to attend the university?</p>

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<p>What a nice question. Too often on CC, we see posts from students who don't even want to bother to officially turn down scholarship and admission offers they don't want. </p>

<p>Sometimes students post who plan to send snarky letters turning down scholarship and admission offers because they've gotten offers from schools that they consider to be better.</p>

<p>It's nice to see someone who appreciates scholarship and admission offers. Pat on the back to you.</p>

<p>It would be OK to send a thank you now. Usually, though, such appreciations are sent when accepting or turning down the offer. If you send thanks now, you could word it in a way that makes it clear that you're gratefully considering the offer, but will make up your mind in April.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the advice Northstarmom...it's hard to believe that someone would send a "snarky" letter, but I guess it's possible. I know that the schools that offered me merit aid took time with my application--that's why thank you notes seem tricky, because I don't want to sound like I am leaning towards attending, or that I am leaning towards turning it down--since I really have no idea, at the moment.</p>

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<p>Obviously we are in the minority on this but my D did send a brief thank you (via email) to the colleges/ad com for the acceptances and merit $. She received responses from each and it was clear none took it as an acceptance in any way. She is undecided on where she will attend but is thrilled with the opportunities each has given her.</p>