To the Admits: Thank-you notes to admiss. officer, dean, etc?

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<p>Would it be kind of me to send thank you notes to my admissions officer, the dean of undergraduate admissions and the dean of columbia college? where would i address these cards to?</p>

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<p>Ehhhhh.</p>

<p>I just baked plates of cookies for my recommenders and my guidance counselor. Thank your parents and the people who helped you get in. That’s my opinion.</p>

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<p>^ Agreed. Just thank the people who helped you get in, like teachers and counselors. Also give you mom and dad a huge hug. YOu could also email your alum. interviewer if you had one. </p>

<p>I don’t think admissions wants a TY letter from each admitted student. That $500 deposit speaks volumes on how you feel. lol</p>

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<p>The only thing they want is your confirmation that you’ll matriculate. That’s all the thanks they need.</p>

<p>Congrats, BTW.</p>

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<p>A $50,000 wire transfer into the Swiss bank accounts of each admissions officer would speak even higher volumes about how you feel.</p>

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<p>Seriously, you don’t thank schools for letting you in or companies for hiring you. You (hopefully!) got in on your merits, not because Columbia did you a favor.</p>

<p>If there’s someone at Columbia you’ve had meaningful contact with and who knows you fairly well (i.e., someone you didn’t just meet once for 90 seconds and email twice with some butt-kissing questions), you could email them to say that you’re excited at the news and look forward to seeing them on campus in the fall. But don’t contact a bunch of people at Columbia who don’t know you.</p>

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<p>yeah, don’t haha. they’ll be handling like 1000000 mails/calls/emails from parents/counselors of rejects/deferrals asking or complaining lol. I just shot my regional admission officer a thank you email (since I met her a few times so she prob knows me) and christmas presents for my recommenders/counselor :D</p>

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<p>Thanks guys.</p>

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<p>It might not be bad to write a note to your regional admissions officer, especially since they usually send you congratulatory notes with handwritten comments about your application. But it’s definitely overkill (and might reflect badly on you) to bother thanking the dean of admissions and there’s no reason to thank MiMoo. Whether or not you thank your regional admissions officer, you should definitely do something nice for your recommenders, guidance counselor, etc.</p>

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<p>^ wait regional officers mail you hand written notes?</p>

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<p>^ omg we get hand written notes??? so cool. i want to read mine!</p>

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<p>hey - </p>

<p>i would suggest sending a card just to your regional admissions officer (dean of columbia college is a bit much). they will probably hold onto that card, put it up on their push-pin board. it will be very nice and they would appreciate it. </p>

<p>where to send it? address it to the officer and send to.</p>

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<p>… I wish rejects could do the opposite :P</p>

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<p>I didn’t get a handwritten note, but I got a typed letter from my regional admissions officer that had some handwritten comments on it wishing me good luck at Columbia and referencing some things on my application. It was a very cute gesture. You should get the regional admission officer’s letter when you’re mailed the letter from Janet Marinaccio, dean of undergraduate admissions, that officially accepts you to Columbia (and repeats everything you read in the online letter).</p>

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Thanks. Can you tell me from which perspective I should thank her for? I am asking because I’m not exactly sure how much of an effect the admissions officer has on a student’s acceptance/rejection.</p>

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<p>the regional admissions officer is the first one to read all applicant files, and usually is the person who advocated for your candidacy directly in committee (there are some students - athletes mostly, where the regional admissions officer is not the direct advocate, but still read your file first). they would most likely be the person who knows your case the most.</p>