Respond to scholarship offers?

cahunt5221

Plain and simple, should I write thank you emails upon receiving scholarship offers from schools? Would it be bad form if I did not? Any insight is appreciated.

LSATisland

Are you referring to offers you will accept or reject?

cahunt5221

Fair question, remains to be seen so I guess I could use advice on both scenarios.

LSATisland

Well, if you will be responding with an acceptance or a rejection, then it seems like a thank you in the response would be appropriate.

But if you are asking whether you should send an independent thank you note, I don't think it is necessary, as it can be included in the acceptance/rejection.

allison.gill.sanford

I don't think it is less than gracious to receive those offers and sit on them without communicating until it becomes necessary.
If you are very enthused about the school, by all means you can reach out to them. But the admissions process - and many of these scholarships - are essentially a business transaction. They probably told you how long the offer is on the table - so you have plenty of time to get in touch with them if you are interested in accepting.

cahunt5221

Understood thanks! my main concern was in appearing ungrateful.

Pacifico

I wouldn't write anything until you're ready to negotiate, accept or withdraw. I never responded to a school after acceptance and scholarship offer and then they randomly gave me an unsolicited increase from $15k/yr to $25k/yr.