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Letter of Continued Interest Template
What Is a Letter of Continued Interest?
A Letter of Continued Interest is a letter or an e-mail you send to the admission office of a college or university. Writing a Letter of Continued Interest is required in case the college you are applying to has deferred your early admission application or placed you on their waitlist. This letter will let the college know that you are still interested in admission. There is no need to write this letter to every college you have sent your application to. You have to choose one college you want to enter and to concentrate all your energy on writing a letter to that college. Do not send out your letter if the college has asked applicants not to.
A printable Letter of Continued Interest template can be found through the link below.
As there is a difference between law school and college, Letters of Continued Interest that are intended to be sent to these places will be written differently as well. A law school Letter of Continued interest will be of a higher level than a college Letter of Continued Interest. It will sound more formal and more detailed as the application committees at law schools are more serious than at colleges. They are expecting their applicants to be the best of the best.
How to Write a Letter of Continued Interest?
A Letter of Continued Interest is not a very formal document but it has to be grammatically and stylistically correct. This is what the letter should include:
- Sender's contact information, including their name, address, phone number, and email.
- Addresse's contact information, including their name (if known), address, phone number, and email.
- A salutation. You have to write the name of the person the letter is directed to. If you do not know the name of the person, you may write "Dear sir/madam" or "To whom it may concern."
- An introduction. In this part, the person who is writing the letter has to introduce themself even though it is not their first letter to the chosen college. After that, it is necessary to thank the college for the attention and for reviewing your application. Do not express any anger, disappointment, or frustration.
- The next step is to tell the college that even though you have been wait-listed you are still interested in admission to this college. Do not make it look like this particular college is your last resort. Clarify why you still look forward to attending this college. You have to explain why they have to consider you as the proper candidate for admission.
- Words about your recent accomplishments. In this part of the letter, you have to say what skills, successes, and promotions you have received during the period of awaiting a reply from the college. You have to provide the college with new information about your achievements as it is intended to improve the value of the candidate.
- If the letter was written before passing the SAT, ACT, GPA tests, it is necessary to write about your exam results or if you have improved your previous results. Keeping the committee up to date will help them understand that you are still working hard and are focused on entering this particular college.
- Thank the admission committee for their attention once again and express your hope for future admission.
How Long Should a Letter of Continued Interest Be?
The letter of continued interest should not be very long as the committee has no desire to read huge essays. If you have a lot of ambiguous words and no new information about your achievements you should think about your improvements first. So there are three main terms: the letter should be polite, clear, and brief.
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