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Helpful Tips for Grad SchoolAdmissions Email Etiquette

Here is some helpfulinformation for contacting US universities with email enquiries about theiradmissions process:

• Do not send the same orsimilar email to multiple staff members. Only send your questions to one point of contact.  Sending multiple emails to multiple membersof the admissions team becomes confusing for the recipients and adds anincredible amount of volume which will in turn cause a delay in getting aresponse.  Most schools have an emailaddress specifically for applicant enquiries that is responded to by theadmissions team.  Where possible, youshould send email enquiries only to the email address provided for thatpurpose.
  

• Look on the university’s website for answers before emailing the schooldirectly.  Universities receive avery high volume of email enquiries, many of which are questions that couldeasily be answered from the school’s website. Try to only email questions that you cannot find online through their website.  If you are unsure of the best contact foradmissions enquiries, you could politely ask the person to which you send theemail to forward this to the appropriate person as needed.
  

• Keep your email formal and check for spelling and grammar. You are wanting to make a good impression on aschool, so be sure to communicate in a professional manner.  Be sure that you are addressing the correctschool and using the correct name for the program that you are interested in.  Many US schools have similar names so thiscan easily become confusing!
  

• Do not copy multiple schools on an email.  If you are wanting to ask the samequestions of multiple graduate schools, do not send a group email with morethan one school copied together.  Sendyour email enquiries individually to each school so that you come across aspassionate about what that school has to offer. Admissions teams know that you are likely looking at multiple schools,but copying everyone on the email looks unprofessional.
  

For information onemail formatting check out this blog:http://blog.collegeessaysupport.com/2012/05/25/e-mail-etiquette-and-college-admissions-.aspx

Additionalconsiderations and advice for contacting graduate admissions:http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/graduate-school-road-map/2012/10/19/consider-when-to-contact-the-graduate-admissions-office