I want to email teachers

Nantar
Sat, 27 Jan 2024 13:17:32 +0000

This is the sort of advice well-meaning but clueless people give, based on the idea that networking is a good way to get a job and get ahead.

But individual teachers at a prep school (or college) have next to no say in admissions. I know kids of teachers who didn’t even get into the school their parents teach at. If anything, it could backfire… a teacher isn’t going to bother emailing the admissions committee saying “this kid sounds smart!” But they might email saying “This kid won’t stop emailing me and is really annoying.”

As others say, if you have a specific question that only that teacher can answer, and which would effect your decision to attend the school, it may be worth it to email the teacher after acceptances have gone out.

But if you’re just emailing teachers to “network” or to get on their radar or because you think it will look good for admissions… it won’t. It will just waste your time and theirs.