Seniors, did you finish writing all of your thank you notes yet? Thank you notes are a thoughtful and quick way to let someone know how much you appreciate their effort on your behalf.
While working in college admissions it was always a pleasant surprise to receive a thank you note from a high school student I had met with in my mailbox. I often would find myself posting these notes to my office bulletin board and sometimes when reading an application a name would trigger my memory that matched one of those notes.
Think about who helped you with your college admissions process thus far. Make sure you have written notes to any admissions representatives or college alumni that you interviewed with. If you went for a campus visit did you sit down and talk with someone from the admissions office or a particular academic department? Also, don’t forget the teachers in your school who spent time writing your letters of recommendation.
Many of you have probably already completed these (good job!) but if you haven’t I would encourage you to to do so by the end of the month. Grab a small box of stationary, collect addresses, and start writing!
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Mark Montgomery
Mark is the Founder and CEO of Great College Advice, a national college admissions consulting firm. As a career educator, he has served as a college administrator, professor of international relations at the University of Denver and the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, program consultant at Yale and the University of Kansas, government instructor at Harvard and Tufts, high school teacher of French, and a Fulbright teacher of English in France. He has personally helped hundreds of students from around the world map their college journeys. Mark speaks on college preparation, selection, and admission to students and parents around the world, and his views have been published in major newspapers and journals.
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Mark Montgomery
Mark is the Founder and CEO of Great College Advice, a national college admissions consulting firm. As a career educator, he has served as a college administrator, professor of international relations at the University of Denver and the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, program consultant at Yale and the University of Kansas, government instructor at Harvard and Tufts, high school teacher of French, and a Fulbright teacher of English in France. He has personally helped hundreds of students from around the world map their college journeys. Mark speaks on college preparation, selection, and admission to students and parents around the world, and his views have been published in major newspapers and journals.