Theo-Be Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 hi everyone, i'm going to be out of the country march 2-9 with no access to email. should i email admissions folks this information or no? i will have access to phone...appreciate your thoughts!
newenglandshawn Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 Can you have someone you know and trust check your e-mail and call you if the need should arise?
Yetanotherdegree Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 Is there any way you can check in once a day or so? Or are you genuinely cut off from all access?
queenleblanc Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 Get a temporary phone -- Net10, straight talk, etc, that can call internationally. Have someone you trust check your email (etc) while you are out, and check in with that person daily. The no-contract plans will keep you safe from further subscription to the cell phone once you return. We actually use these phones for our cell phones so we weren't roped into a contract anymore (and they are VERY cheap nowadays). Better to spend a little to communicate over something so important than to miss the info and possibly delay your chance to talk with professors, etc.
Theo-Be Posted February 6, 2013 Author Posted February 6, 2013 Can you have someone you know and trust check your e-mail and call you if the need should arise? yeah i don't know why i didn't think of that. of course, my husband can do it and i'll have access to phone just not internet (going to rural haiti!). in 2001 when i was waiting on master's programs a best friend checked my email for me while i was away on a mission trip! thanks!
Theo-Be Posted February 6, 2013 Author Posted February 6, 2013 Get a temporary phone -- Net10, straight talk, etc, that can call internationally. Have someone you trust check your email (etc) while you are out, and check in with that person daily. The no-contract plans will keep you safe from further subscription to the cell phone once you return. We actually use these phones for our cell phones so we weren't roped into a contract anymore (and they are VERY cheap nowadays). Better to spend a little to communicate over something so important than to miss the info and possibly delay your chance to talk with professors, etc. see my above response. but also, seriously, i think i just am dying to contact admissions and hear something! ha!
uromastyx Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 see my above response. but also, seriously, i think i just am dying to contact admissions and hear something! ha! I had my suspicions! Have someone check for you. Good luck!
la sarar Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 No email at all? Hope that you are not visiting North Korea. If you are visiting China, my country, you may want to watch out for gmail shutdowns, it's very unstable. However, other emails work fine.
luciernaga Posted February 9, 2013 Posted February 9, 2013 you can also set your email to autoreply to state that you're out of the country and that you will respond as soon as you can.
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