sarahlouise Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 So I was just wondering,When people email colleges or universities, either in the UK or US, what sort of things do they ask/say? Because it seems to me that almost all the information can be found on their websites. Or do people just emailing asking for all that stuff to get their name known to the uni/college?Do the colleges/unis normally have any extra material that they don't put out on the website, but that they will send you if you ask?Thanks in advance. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut Butter Jelly Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 There are some personal things that may be very specific to someone. I had a couple of those, and trust me, the answers cannot be found on the website.And there is really no point e-mailing to get your name 'known', because most universities don't even keep track of communication (they say so on the website).And, no, they probably don't have extra materials they will send that could be advantageous to you or any other student (I am assuming that is what you are asking about). They will most likely redirect you to some links or answer your question directly. 2 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dessskris Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 I actually don't see ANY point at all in emailing universities unless their website totally sucks you can't get any info from there, or unless you actually have to correspond with them. I know people who actually email universities to ask questions whose answers they can easily find on the website and I was like WTF can't you just browse around and not waste their time??!anyway I think they would be annoyed to receive questions whose answers can easily be found on the website. believe me, they would. unless they're robots.having said that, I have emailed like two universities to ask but the answer really couldn't be found on their website. the first one was about the entry requirement, they only mentioned at least a 5 in IB English but it was not specified English A or B and at which level, so I had to ask if English B would be acceptable. the second one was about scholarship application period because it's not stated in their website. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetris-Blocks-For-Brains Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 With UK universities at least, I found the prospectus/website often didn't make it entirely clear what the entry requirements were, so I emailed for clarification. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dessskris Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 I dont know which universities you're talking about, but actually whenever I read a prospectus, they always either spell out the entry requirements or put a link to their website which explains it. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 In the case of American Universities. GO AHEAD and email them. They should be glad to help. I asked them these sort of questions: (THESE QUESTIONS DID NOT HAVE ANSWERS ON ANY OF THEIR WEBSITES) What is the average IB grade your students? Do you give credits to IB students? What's the greek life on campus like and do international students get involved? (It probably won't apply to many of you ) Do you have an international students center? What do students do on weekends? I'm in the IB program...is it ok if I've taken Standard level Math over Higher level? (again it depends on what your applying for and what your doing) What are the internship opportunities on your campus like? And stuff like that. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut Butter Jelly Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 In the case of American Universities. GO AHEAD and email them. They should be glad to help. I asked them these sort of questions: (THESE QUESTIONS DID NOT HAVE ANSWERS ON ANY OF THEIR WEBSITES) What is the average IB grade your students? Do you give credits to IB students? What's the greek life on campus like and do international students get involved? (It probably won't apply to many of you ) Do you have an international students center? What do students do on weekends? I'm in the IB program...is it ok if I've taken Standard level Math over Higher level? (again it depends on what your applying for and what your doing) What are the internship opportunities on your campus like? And stuff like that. Ehh. I probably wouldn't email them about these questions, because they can be found on most websites. The only two really legitimate questions is asking if it is okay to take math HL. Even asking them if they accept IB credit should be assesible on their website. If they don't specify, they usually don't accept credits. The rest of the questions, imo, should be saved for an interview or with an admissions rep at school. Many schools also have live sessions to answer these types of questions. Remember, admissions officiers are really busy! So, use your best judgement. 2 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dessskris Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 agree with voldemort. anyway, it can give them a bad impression: you're too lazy to browse their website to find such info. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 In the case of American Universities. GO AHEAD and email them. They should be glad to help. I asked them these sort of questions: (THESE QUESTIONS DID NOT HAVE ANSWERS ON ANY OF THEIR WEBSITES) What is the average IB grade your students? Do you give credits to IB students? What's the greek life on campus like and do international students get involved? (It probably won't apply to many of you ) Do you have an international students center? What do students do on weekends? I'm in the IB program...is it ok if I've taken Standard level Math over Higher level? (again it depends on what your applying for and what your doing) What are the internship opportunities on your campus like? And stuff like that. Ehh. I probably wouldn't email them about these questions, because they can be found on most websites. The only two really legitimate questions is asking if it is okay to take math HL. Even asking them if they accept IB credit should be assesible on their website. If they don't specify, they usually don't accept credits. The rest of the questions, imo, should be saved for an interview or with an admissions rep at school. Many schools also have live sessions to answer these types of questions. Remember, admissions officiers are really busy! So, use your best judgement. I have NOT seen ANY college in the US (at least the ones I applied to) having the answers to ANY of these questions. colleges NEVER publicize their average IB grades...you HAVE to ask them. But anyway I applied to smaller Liberal Arts colleges...so this is more for those. Oh and by the way, US admissions officers are paid thousands of dollars. It's THEIR JOB to answer our questions in person and over email. <--- An admissions officer of Yale, herself told me this. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dessskris Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 but certainly the information put on the website is put there for people to read, not for people to ignore and just email the admission officers. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nametaken Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 I emailed a couple of universities that I was applying to in order to highlight inconsistencies in their entrance requirements (A-level vs IB). Needless to say...well. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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