Contacting Admission Committee

[LatteArt]

First off, thanks for taking the time to read

 

I received an e-mail from the admissions director of the program/school that I applied to. He simply asked a general question regarding my application and left me with a final impression that he would notify me of the decision made by the end of the week via e-mail. This occurred last Tuesday. Keep in mind, this graduate program follows the rolling admissions method and it has only been two weeks since my application has been under the status of "complete and ready for review." However, I have not heard anything since we communicated via e-mail last Tuesday! I have spoken to a few graduate students and they suggest that I write a follow up e-mail to the director in case he got caught up in doing other things. However, I am on the fence because I feel as though it is more traditional to wait and I do not want to push a decision in fear of that it may ruin my chances of being admitted. 

 

Does any one have an advice? Or has anyone been in a similar situation? 

[Loric]

Just say you're following up, no rush, just wanted to make sure he had all the info he needed.

Rolling schools are still under a seasonal crush this time of year.

I also had a clarification request late in the game and am now twiddling my thumbs. It's fine to talk to the admissions people. They know it's stressful. You can always ask what the timeline roughly should be. Rolling isn't the same as hard deadlines where they notify by a certain date so it's ok to have questions.