Writing to a college professor

College Search & Selection
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<p>I have done a ton of research throughout HS so someone suggested me to write a letter to the college departments of science that I am interested in, or like a research professor at that college, expressing my interest in attending the college and telling them about my research.</p>

<p>Except I have no idea what to say. I mean, I'll definitely say I'm applying to college X and am interested in their research...but what else? Won't they wonder why I'm writing to them? Especially since I haven't even been accepted to the college yet?</p>

<p>The point is to get them to write to the admissions officers in my support, but do I explicitly tell them to do that? Or do they already know?</p>

<p>HELP PLEASE</p>

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<p>I am also interested in hearing some suggestions for a situation like this.</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>Most college applications have space for extra supplements - include an explanation of your research (or a copy of a published paper if you have one) there, possibly with a letter of recommendation from the person with whom you’ve been doing research. It’s basically the same idea as an arts supplement, just with research. Don’t bother writing to professors - unless you’re on track to win a Nobel prize or something, they honestly won’t care that much, and definitely not enough to write a letter to the admissions department.</p>