mail issues with Winter Break

[mlw03]

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so I'm sure I'm not the only one who'll have to (or has) deal with this in a few weeks, but what should i do when i'll be back with my parents for winter break, but the snail mail address i've given schools is where my college is, 2 hours away?

Acceptances letters usually have a "you need to reply within 2 weeks" clause, or something similar, and because of my school's schedule i could easily be away for 3 weeks.

any suggestions of how to handle this? for me it's not tragic because i could always spend an afternoon making the round trip to check my mail, but what about people who are really far away from home? should i call schools and warn them? ask for email notification? any ideas are appreciated.

 

[prayerfulMD_MPH2009]

At this point, I think it's not a good idea to notify of a change of address for such a short time. with the pile of applications that they already have, you might be that fine needle lost in a stack of hay.

I would however do a temporary change of address through the post office and ask them to either hold my mail at their post office or subscribe to a p.o. box and have the mail delivered there and then ask a nearby friend or relative to check for me. I don't know if it's a good idea. Just my 2 cents...

 

[jlee9531]

Originally posted by mlw03
so I'm sure I'm not the only one who'll have to (or has) deal with this in a few weeks, but what should i do when i'll be back with my parents for winter break, but the snail mail address i've given schools is where my college is, 2 hours away?

Acceptances letters usually have a "you need to reply within 2 weeks" clause, or something similar, and because of my school's schedule i could easily be away for 3 weeks.

any suggestions of how to handle this? for me it's not tragic because i could always spend an afternoon making the round trip to check my mail, but what about people who are really far away from home? should i call schools and warn them? ask for email notification? any ideas are appreciated.

you can go to the post office and ask them to start forwarding your mail for a certain period of time to your parents address...

 

[Gleevec]

Med schools know this is a problem for all traditional applicants. I think I remember reading that not many acceptances are sent out from mid-Dec to early Jan because of this.

And even if such items are sent out by snail mail, schools will know to supplement this info with an email or phone call (if they dont do that already)

 

[exmike]

Ill just be calling my roommates to check in on my mail.

 

[ramster]

yeah, I have a huge problem because I am going overseas for 3 weeks (Venezuela). I am not sure how to handle my situation, any suggestions??

 

[exigente chica]

I too am concerned about this, hopefully it will all be done thru e-mail.

😕

 

[lane]

all you need to do is visit your local friendly post office and fill out a 3x5 card for a temporary forward of your mail to your home address. you tell them when to start, when to stop, and where to send it. i've done it every christmas thus far (don't want to wait those extra 2 weeks for Maxim 😳) and it's gone without a hitch.

 

[bosco]

Originally posted by mlw03
so I'm sure I'm not the only one who'll have to (or has) deal with this in a few weeks, but what should i do when i'll be back with my parents for winter break, but the snail mail address i've given schools is where my college is, 2 hours away?

Acceptances letters usually have a "you need to reply within 2 weeks" clause, or something similar, and because of my school's schedule i could easily be away for 3 weeks.

any suggestions of how to handle this? for me it's not tragic because i could always spend an afternoon making the round trip to check my mail, but what about people who are really far away from home? should i call schools and warn them? ask for email notification? any ideas are appreciated.

Any way you could have a friend stop by your place and check the mail?

 

[medstylee]

go online to the usps site and you can do it electronically for $1. I posted the same thing a few weeks earlier and two people advised me to do that. You can give them a range of dates for when the mail should be forwarded. I think it's probably the best idea.