Replying to Admission Notifications.

[mojojojo]

I was just wondering if any of you actually replied to emails that notified you of your admission. Most of these emails are sent by admissions@Some_University.edu, so I was just curious whether there was a need to reply. Or should we just wait till 15 April to make our decisions?

For those emails that had information on Visit Day, I did send out rsvps to the corresponding person in charge, but I didn't actually acknowledge receipt of the actual notification email.. What are your thoughts on this??

[limeinthecoconut]

I was just wondering if any of you actually replied to emails that notified you of your admission. Most of these emails are sent by admissions@Some_University.edu, so I was just curious whether there was a need to reply. Or should we just wait till 15 April to make our decisions?

For those emails that had information on Visit Day, I did send out rsvps to the corresponding person in charge, but I didn't actually acknowledge receipt of the actual notification email.. What are your thoughts on this??

If there was a real person on the other end of the email, I definitely thanked them for admitting me.

[mojojojo]

If there was a real person on the other end of the email, I definitely thanked them for admitting me.

What if the email was sent by a secretary, on behalf of a professor (who is the chairman of the admissions committee, and whose email is not listed on the email). Do you thank the secretary or the professor??

[limeinthecoconut]

What if the email was sent by a secretary, on behalf of a professor (who is the chairman of the admissions committee, and whose email is not listed on the email). Do you thank the secretary or the professor??

Erm, I haven't run into this problem yet. But I am generally for more politeness than less - already sent out like 6 thank you e-mails to various (coerced?) graduate students from the department who sent e-mails to recruit me.

Edited March 1, 2010 by seahistory

[Slorg]

Don't bother thanking the blanket, standard admission emails. Staff are usually really busy during this season, and hundreds of graduate students sending thank you emails is just a hassle for them.

Of course, if a professor specifically informs you or invites you to his or her group, then it makes sense to thank them (but it's still not necessary).

IMO.