Prior to applying to a medical school, would it be wise or unwise to email the admissions officer on your desire to attend their medical school? Or does this come off wrong?
Pre-Application Letters
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It will absolutely do zero to help you. It most likely won't do anything to hurt you either, unless on the very very off chance the make a note of it to include in your file when you do apply, or happen to remember the strange, pointless letter/email from someone who hadn't even applied yet.
The only useful thing you could do is try to get a meeting with someone in admissions to review your potential as an applicant before you apply. If they actually do meet with pre-meds to advise you, they could give you pointers on how to apply with the best application possible. If they won't meet with you other than that, don't bother sending a "intend to attend" note to them as it won't help, and might hurt, even if that is a slim chance. Really, there is nothing to gain so it is pointless. Your application is the only thing they really care about, not a pre-application letter.
