Virtual Insanity, or A Couple of Notes about E-mail Communication
Ah, this cyber-world in which we live! Twenty years ago, this topic would have been unheard of. How things have changed! So, let’s address a couple of issues regarding electronic mail and the application process.
The majority of our communication with applicants and admitted students will be through email. We send mass emails to applicants to alert them to a variety of things, including receipt of an application and applicant IDs for the online status check. Several times a week, applicants will contact us to ask whether we’ve received their application and it’s often the case that we have sent them an “Application Received” email, but the applicant’s spam blocker deleted it or re-directed it to the spam folder. This problem seems particularly pronounced with Hotmail. Since we do send a number of very important communications via email, we encourage you to modify your spam filters so that you may receive email from us or check your spam folder for emails from the UHLC before automatically sending your spam to the trash folder.
Ok, I’ve hemmed and hawed over how to properly and respectfully address this next topic. Here goes: A common pet peeve of the admissions staff is risqué or inappropriate email addresses. Again, we will send applicants several emails throughout the application process, and it feels a bit odd to send an email to SexyMama06@hotmail.com or hot_to_trot@yahoo.com. We’re definitely not trying to cramp your style, so if you’re known as PimpDaddy@msn.net to your friends, that’s fine. However, in your communications with the UHLC and other law schools, you may want to select a more appropriate and professional username.
In selecting your new username, a good rule of thumb is to ask yourself, “Is this an email address I’d feel comfortable giving to a prospective employer?” If so, roll with it. If not, you should think about creating a new email address that you’ll use strictly for communicating with law schools. It’s very easy (and free) to set up an email account that uses your firstname.lastname or some respectable variation. Not only will you be making a good impression, but all of your law school related emails will be in one place, spam-free.
Whatever username you ultimately choose to use is up to you; we just wanted to give you a little food for thought. You’re about to enter a professional school, so this is a suitable time to think about these seemingly trivial things. As always, if you have questions, please feel free to call or email us. Until next time, we remain
Yours Truly,
The UHLC Admissions Staff
The majority of our communication with applicants and admitted students will be through email. We send mass emails to applicants to alert them to a variety of things, including receipt of an application and applicant IDs for the online status check. Several times a week, applicants will contact us to ask whether we’ve received their application and it’s often the case that we have sent them an “Application Received” email, but the applicant’s spam blocker deleted it or re-directed it to the spam folder. This problem seems particularly pronounced with Hotmail. Since we do send a number of very important communications via email, we encourage you to modify your spam filters so that you may receive email from us or check your spam folder for emails from the UHLC before automatically sending your spam to the trash folder.
Ok, I’ve hemmed and hawed over how to properly and respectfully address this next topic. Here goes: A common pet peeve of the admissions staff is risqué or inappropriate email addresses. Again, we will send applicants several emails throughout the application process, and it feels a bit odd to send an email to SexyMama06@hotmail.com or hot_to_trot@yahoo.com. We’re definitely not trying to cramp your style, so if you’re known as PimpDaddy@msn.net to your friends, that’s fine. However, in your communications with the UHLC and other law schools, you may want to select a more appropriate and professional username.
In selecting your new username, a good rule of thumb is to ask yourself, “Is this an email address I’d feel comfortable giving to a prospective employer?” If so, roll with it. If not, you should think about creating a new email address that you’ll use strictly for communicating with law schools. It’s very easy (and free) to set up an email account that uses your firstname.lastname or some respectable variation. Not only will you be making a good impression, but all of your law school related emails will be in one place, spam-free.
Whatever username you ultimately choose to use is up to you; we just wanted to give you a little food for thought. You’re about to enter a professional school, so this is a suitable time to think about these seemingly trivial things. As always, if you have questions, please feel free to call or email us. Until next time, we remain
Yours Truly,
The UHLC Admissions Staff
posted by UHLC Admissions Staff at
2:15 PM
