Email — it may be old school, but…

In the last few days I’ve contacted several applicants by email and haven’t heard anything in return.  I wish I could say that this has never happened before, but it’s sadly not unheard of.  In an age of Twitter, Snap Chat, and all kinds of other communications pathways, I know that email may not be your preferred medium.  On the other hand, it’s the way that Fletcher, and many (most?) other graduate schools will communicate with you.

All of that means that:

1) You should check your email every day and answer questions from your graduate schools immediately.

2) This is true even if you created your email address only for the purposes of applying to graduate school.  I appreciate that many people set up a new email address and folders for the application process, but you can’t simply enter the address in your application and then abandon the account.

3) There are people out there who might have been admitted, but who won’t be, because they haven’t sent along a certain key piece of information when we have requested it.

So, my friends, check your email daily.  Most days there will be nothing there from Fletcher or your other graduate schools, but some days you’ll find a message with a question.  And, eventually (next month — not right away), your email inbox is where you’ll find the news that your admissions decision is ready.