<p>I just got my deferred letter on the 11th, and I now wanted to send a friendly letter to Jessica Marinaccio, saying that I am still interested - telling her that I will update the admissions staff of any new accomplishments...</p>
<p>would this hurt my chances? especially since I have never had any contact with Ms.Marinaccio......</p>
<p>and does anyone know...is the admissions officer in charge of Europe James Minter????</p>
<p>thank you for your replies!</p>
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I just got my deferred letter on the 11th, and I now wanted to send a friendly letter to Jessica Marinaccio, saying that I am still interested - telling her that I will update the admissions staff of any new accomplishments...
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<p>Why don't you wait until you have new accomplishments to update them on before you write them? Don't waste their time with a letter telling them that you're going to tell them something later. They aren't going to look at apps until at least February, so you have time.</p>
<p>There's a thread in here that suggests writing to the regional admissions officer and the dean of admissions. I've already drafted mine but I'm wondering whether to send them by mail or email.</p>
<p>"and does anyone know...is the admissions officer in charge of Europe James Minter????"</p>
<p>He's in charge of international admissions. Nice guy, but really bad at responding to emails.</p>
<p>lol thanx :) I was just unsure who I should actually send me stuff to....I guess Minter is not the best choice if he doesn't reply to emails... oh well....I just sent an email to ugrad admissions about who I should contact...thnx anyways</p>
<p>yeah...</p>
<p>but also remember that the admissions guys will be getting thousands of emails from all the deferred applicants--so I'm not sure how much of a difference you can really make. I guess it couldn't hurt to keep sending in supplemental stuff.</p>
<p>Where are you from, if you dont mind my asking? I don't think anyone from india got in ED...</p>
<p>I sent them an extra letter after I got deferred and then got in RD ^_^ I would definitely recommend it, though only if you actually have something new to show. Also, I do think an e-mail is easier to ignore than an actual letter.</p>
<p>The regional admission officers are assigned to different states. In the regular decision pool a regional admission officer for city with a large number of applicants could receive several hundred applications, a small southern city may receive about 80. Irregardless of where you live, it is important to develop a rapport with the regional admission officer who handles the state in which you live. There is nothing wrong with writing a letter that says you are disappointed and it is still your first choice and you will attend if accepted regular decision. Then periodically update them. The regional admission officer will be the one advocating for you. This should be your main contact.</p>
<p>"Irregardless"? are you serious?</p>
<p>is it bad if I update them too much? Like I just sent my research abstract yesterday, and I'm planning to have my college professor send a recommendation sometime this week or next week. I'll probably be sending them updates every other week.... will they get annoyed?</p>
<p>also, should I keep repeating the fact that I was deferred, and I'd still really want to attend in every letter?</p>
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is it bad if I update them too much? Like I just sent my research abstract yesterday, and I'm planning to have my college professor send a recommendation sometime this week or next week. I'll probably be sending them updates every other week.... will they get annoyed?
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<p>Totally annoying IMO -- but more importantly, it's not going to be effective. If you're sending updates every other week, nothing you're updating them on is likely worth their time and if you have anything important it will be lost among all the junk. Either update them on really significant things or wait to send them a letter updating them on a variety of things.</p>
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There is nothing wrong with writing a letter that says you are disappointed and it is still your first choice and you will attend if accepted regular decision. Then periodically update them.
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<p>Yes there is. You shouldn't say you're disappointed. You should stay positive. You don't need to convey your negative emotions at the rejection.</p>
<p>to answer a previous post...I am from Switzerland...</p>
<p>anyhow....I plan to write a good letter around christmas with all my new updates/sat/act scores from december.....</p>
<p>also....I am not sure if this is true...but I spoke to my counsellor a few days ago..and he didn't seem dissapointed about the deferred status....according to him chances of getting in RD are pretty big...since they know you would accept their offer.....he said they were looking for yield in the RD round...well anyhow...he is old and perhaps slightly off his rocker.....:)</p>