Smarmy U

I'm all for meaningful etiquette, and that includes thank-you notes. But thank-you notes for college tours seem a bit lacking in sincerity. Imagine a college filled with the most avid suck-ups.

New York Times
October 9, 2007
Thank-You Note Enters College Admission Game
By KAREN W. ARENSON

Call it a testament to how carefully students court college admissions offices these days: Thank-you notes have become the new frontier.

Take the one that came with M & Ms to match Lehigh University’s school colors of brown and white, and with the applicant’s name inscribed on the candy. She thanked officials for her interview, adding, “Keep me on the tip of your tongue when reviewing applications.”

Some students buy college stationery for their notes as if to signal they already belong on campus. The flying pigs that adorned a thank-you to Guilford College in North Carolina were certainly eye-catching, as was the smiley face at the end of the note.

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