felicidad Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Forumgoers, How would you feel if you received an e-mail from one of your potential cohort-mates asking if anyone had committed to attend your university of choice? I got one of these e-mails from a university that I decided not to attend, and was CCed on several confirmative responses from people who had decided to join that department. I thought it was a nice gesture, and a nice way to feel like a part of the department. I thought I might send a similar e-mail to the prospective students who attended the visiting day of the university I plan to attend. If you were the recipient of an e-mail like that, how would you view it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largo Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 I guess I'd find it extremely sincere. If couple of people are gonna see each other all through the years and be a part of the same community, I think I'd be nice to be welcomed by the other parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisSlumgullionIsSoVapid Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 That is certainly a good gesture. I e-mailed the few people I most got to know at the visitation to check in and see how their decisions panned out. Out of the few I hit it off with all but one decided to join my program as well which is pretty exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socscholar Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 I think it's great! It's a nice way to start talking to your future cohort, or to remain in touch in a collegial way with people at places you've decided to turn down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhello Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I'd view the email as a friendly gesture. Why wait until the program begins to start making connections? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocHope Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I also think it's a great idea - even if they don't end up in your program, you might see them at conferences or on the research circus (I mean circuit!) so it's nice to build those connections now, especially if you've met folks who have similar research interests. Plus, if you're moving to a whole new city or area, it's nice to not be alone for the first couple of weeks! msafiri, princesspi and quantitative 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I also think it's a great idea. I'm assuming that you're obtaining names from the list of attendees at each school's open house? Keep in mind that there are likely going to be people in your fall cohort who weren't on that list (students who couldn't make it to the official open house, or were admitted off the wait list). Before getting too deep into a big group conversation, I would e-mail the DGS for the final cohort list. They should have this pretty well firmed up by the beginning of May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocingHxC Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 That is certainly a good gesture. I e-mailed the few people I most got to know at the visitation to check in and see how their decisions panned out. Out of the few I hit it off with all but one decided to join my program as well which is pretty exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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