Is it too late to notify UVA about an award?

HopefulHoo_sDad
Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:20:29 +0000

California:

I respectfully disagree with HappyCollegeMom’s advice on this one. Sorry HCM.

I’m afraid you’ve missed the “window” for this round of decisions. They’ve been made, and Notification Letters are being printed and stuffed. Sending UVa an email or a letter now would be like “firing a shot over the ocean at a barely visible target on the distant horizon” – you’re almost certain to miss your target and possibly waste your ammunition in the process of misfiring.

I’d save the information you have prepared as a “spare bullet” in case you’re Waitlisted. If you are asked to accept being placed on the UVa Waitlist, I would recommend you come up with an effective strategy to use the information you have saved in an effort to coax a favorable decision from UVa Admissions as part of the Waitlist Process.

Powderpuff, do you have an opinion on this question? If so, I’d appreciate hearing it. Thanks.