Continued Letter of Interest for Waitlisted School

[honeydewthis]

Hi Everyone,

I want to send a letter of continued interest to a school I was waitlisted at and I have a few questions:

Is a letter like this generally well-received? I don't want to come across as pushy or entitled.

Should I send it now or should I wait until around April 15th?

What is important to include in such a letter? How long should it be?

Thanks for everyone's input!

[Jolie717]

8 hours ago, honeydewthis said:

Hi Everyone,

I want to send a letter of continued interest to a school I was waitlisted at and I have a few questions:

Is a letter like this generally well-received? I don't want to come across as pushy or entitled.

Should I send it now or should I wait until around April 15th?

What is important to include in such a letter? How long should it be?

Thanks for everyone's input!

For length, I would keep it short and sweet - a page or less.  Briefly recount what it is about their program that resonates with you and why.  Include any new information that might further your application - don't tell them what they already know from having reviewed your initial application.  Definitely make mention of any additional funding you may have received such as grants or scholarships that can be used at this institution.  Any unique and exciting SLP-related experiences should be mentioned.  Any insight gained from reading a particular professor's work at the university (especially if you are interested in research) should also be noted.  I personally would wait until after the April 15th deadline as I'm guessing all of the programs are still trying to recover from the admissions process themselves!

Best of luck to you - if I were on an admissions committee I would be impressed by an individual who reaffirms their interest, and would consider them a go-getter, not pushy or entitled at all!  

[honeydewthis]

22 hours ago, Jolie717 said:

For length, I would keep it short and sweet - a page or less.  Briefly recount what it is about their program that resonates with you and why.  Include any new information that might further your application - don't tell them what they already know from having reviewed your initial application.  Definitely make mention of any additional funding you may have received such as grants or scholarships that can be used at this institution.  Any unique and exciting SLP-related experiences should be mentioned.  Any insight gained from reading a particular professor's work at the university (especially if you are interested in research) should also be noted.  I personally would wait until after the April 15th deadline as I'm guessing all of the programs are still trying to recover from the admissions process themselves!

Best of luck to you - if I were on an admissions committee I would be impressed by an individual who reaffirms their interest, and would consider them a go-getter, not pushy or entitled at all!  

Thanks! This is really helpful!

[Pre-SLP]

Hi! Just found this forum because I would like to send a continued letter of interest to my top-choice school that I was waitlisted at. How did it go for you, OP?