How to address the assistant dean

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I am writing a letter to the assistant dean of admissions and was wondering how I should address the letter...

1) Dear Linda XXX
2) Dear Dean XXX
3) Dear Assistant Dean XXX

Please help me out if you know
 
Why not just Dear Dr. XXX? If you wanted you could address their position in the letter itself i.e. In your position as Assistant Dean I was hoping you could rubber stamp my admission or whatever.
Are most Deans more receptive to Dean then Dr.?
 
If she's not a "Dr." and you're looking for a non-descript salutation, then "Ms." works. It's the female equivalent of "Mr." since it's not "Miss" or "Mrs." and doesn't designate marriage status.
 
you could say dear, but you could also say "hi dr. XXX"..for some reason i cant get myself to address someone as "dear" when i write letters..i feel its a little overused and meaningless! ..either way you word it, you should be fine..the person reading it probably wont even notice
 
Why not just Dear Dr. XXX?

I agree with this. In my only email to the Associate Dean of Admissions at RWJMS, that is what I said, Dear Dr. XXX.

The question I would have is, how would you address the entire Admissions Committee? Could it be "Dear Admissions Committee?", "To the Admissions Committee?", or the more generic, "To Whom It May Concern?"?