<p>I’m a high school senior applying to college and I have a question:
I emailed the professor of one of the school’s I was interested in asking about research opportunities but I never received a response.
Could I still write in my essay asking why I chose X school that I reached out to a professor?
Thanks for taking the time to help!</p>
<p>You could say reaching out to a prof indicated how interested you were, but dont write about anything more involved than that. </p>
<p>In fact, if I were you, I wouldn’t mention it at all.</p>
<p>Did the fact that you sent an email to a professor and didn’t get a response actually impact your decision to attend that school in an affirmative way? I really doubt that, and I’m sure an admissions officer would as well.</p>
<p>Actually it was for an early school, I already sent the application 
I don’t know what I was thinking. I said something along the lines of “after doing research and reaching out to professor ____ I knew x school was the right choice for me” (in better english haha)</p>
<p>If they dont contact that professor, it will be of some help. If they do, you’re out.</p>
<p>oh man, okay thanks a lot for your response though man. if they were to contact the professor and see that I actually sent an email though you don’t think that would be fine?</p>
<p>bump10chars</p>