Any confirmation of application?

roadlesstraveled
Sun, 12 Feb 2006 01:32:58 +0000

{{{My weekday schedule is more complicated than the scenario you presented}

I didn‘t present a scenario. I politely (for me anyway) suggested you should have available time to make a 5 minute, if that, phone call regardless of your geographical location. Been there done that.
I guess your idea of criticism and mine are divergent. Suggesting there is a way to call Smith at some point during the 7 hrs an admission officer is available to answer your questions (there is always an admission officer on duty to do nothing more than to field questions and correct inaccurate computer information) and that she would in all pobability instantly put you mind at ease instead of having to wait for an email response, or hope your email was handled properly, doesn’t constitute criticism in my vernacular. I’m sorry you took it as such.
BTW- if you truly believe I was harsh, I have list of professors you’ll need to stay away from.

<<quote>>Emailing is simply my own preference<<quote>></quote></quote>

Then by all means email. If you don’t get a response b/c it wasn’t read or forwarded to the proper admission officer who is going to read your app, or is in fact currently reading your file that has a chance an incorrect transcript is included-albeit a small one- don’t complain if the outcome of your admission decision wasn’t as you planned.
If you read any of the posts you’d know my wife sent two emails with an essay attachment that were never opened, printed and included in my daughters file. I was close by the college, so she faxed it to me at my hotel and I hand delivered it an admission officer I know. My point? Emails aren’t always handled properly at all times.

I didn’t PM you my response b/c other students may glean useful info from my post.
Good luck with your admissions at all you colleges. :)