Contacting POI during the eleventh hour?

[JewishSombrero]

Hi guys,

 

I was told my first choice will be sending out decisions by the end of February.

 

That being said, I visited my first choice back in November and clicked very well with the faculty - one professor I talked with for over an hour and a half (Is that a good sign?)!

 

I'm dying to e-mail him something along the lines of "Just wanted to say that X is still my first choice and I really think I'm a great fit" to remind him during the eleventh hour of deliberation but is that appropriate? Is that a big faux paus on here?

 

Better yet - are there any cons to doing this?

[scottdickson86]

That being said, I visited my first choice back in November and clicked very well with the faculty - one professor I talked with for over an hour and a half (Is that a good sign?)!

 

I'm dying to e-mail him something along the lines of "Just wanted to say that X is still my first choice and I really think I'm a great fit" to remind him during the eleventh hour of deliberation but is that appropriate? Is that a big faux paus on here?

 

 

If the POI has already met you, I think a follow up email would be okay. I personally feel that it's not a good idea to contact someone completely unfamiliar with your background on the last minute because it's going to appear like you're just freaking out or that he/she (the POI) wasn't your first choice. Your letter should say something like "we met and discussed about ... last November".

 

Good luck! 

[GeoDUDE!]

If the POI has already met you, I think a follow up email would be okay. I personally feel that it's not a good idea to contact someone completely unfamiliar with your background on the last minute because it's going to appear like you're just freaking out or that he/she (the POI) wasn't your first choice. Your letter should say something like "we met and discussed about ... last November".

 

Good luck! 

 

 

I strongly disagree with this statement; If you really did have such a good connection they have not forgotten about you. Contacting them like this will come off as pandering. Just suck it up and wait it out.

[spectastic]

I would ask if they have seen my application, and if they would have any direct feedback. As a matter of fact, I'm about to do that when I get a chance on Monday. I exchanged emails with a professor who said that he liked my CV and is willing to answer my questions. But that was back in November.