Should I Send a Second Letter of Intent?

[postit]

So I got wait listed at my top 2 choices. Sent a letter of intent to my top choice but found out that I'm in the bottom half of their very large wait list. Would it look bad to send a letter of intent to my second choice now that my top choice is looking extremely unlikely? I realize these letters probably don't mean much but I want to do whatever I can

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[Moose A Moose]

You know the answer to this already.

Just in case: No.

 

[yeasureyoubetcha]

So you intend to go to both schools if accepted to both?...interesting

 

[gyngyn]

And folks still wonder why we don't believe these things...

 

[Goro]

No, because the Admissions deans know you're full of ****.

Sorry to be blunt, but I just get tired of seeing these posts day in and day out.

So I got wait listed at my top 2 choices. Sent a letter of intent to my top choice but found out that I'm in the bottom half of their very large wait list. Would it look bad to send a letter of intent to my second choice now that my top choice is looking extremely unlikely? I realize these letters probably don't mean much but I want to do whatever I can

 

[JessebenBenjamin]

Send a "letter of continued interest" to your second choice.

 

[Cookiess]

You can send an update letter to your second choice and reiterate your continued interest in the school.

 

[MaxPlancker]

"Should I try to game the system" -- No

 

[JustAPhD]

It's not like school B will know you already sent a LoI to school A. But as the wise users above said, it won't matter. Just sit back and be patient.