Is it fine to use the same contact letter for each college you send it to? (Keep in mind, I would change, school name, coach's name, etc.)
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quote:Originally posted by rhbaseball:
Is it fine to use the same contact letter for each college you send it to? (Keep in mind, I would change, school name, coach's name, etc.)
Why not? They do the same and even sometimes they forget to change names.
Just make sure you get in the RIGHT info!
I think it is ok to send a standard letter but consider....
When you receive what appears to be a form letter how do you feel? or if you get a letter where a coach mentions something like I was impressed seeing you at so and so tournament when you struck out the side or got the big hit... If you received a letter like that you would be beside yourself with joy even though you might be happy with the standard form letter as well.
I don't believe in doing things just for the sake of doing them. If you can personalize your letters in any way then I believe in doing so for it shows initiative. Could be anything like I have been a UNC fan my whole life... or my coach said that your camps provide some of the best instruction in the country, or I was really impressed with how your team performed in the NCAA regionals last year etc.
Do things with a purpose and put your heart into it no matter what the activity and you might be surprised at the results
When you receive what appears to be a form letter how do you feel? or if you get a letter where a coach mentions something like I was impressed seeing you at so and so tournament when you struck out the side or got the big hit... If you received a letter like that you would be beside yourself with joy even though you might be happy with the standard form letter as well.
I don't believe in doing things just for the sake of doing them. If you can personalize your letters in any way then I believe in doing so for it shows initiative. Could be anything like I have been a UNC fan my whole life... or my coach said that your camps provide some of the best instruction in the country, or I was really impressed with how your team performed in the NCAA regionals last year etc.
Do things with a purpose and put your heart into it no matter what the activity and you might be surprised at the results
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CD...
If I'm sending letters...I'm definately taking your good advice...
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CD...
If I'm sending letters...I'm definately taking your good advice...
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I was trying to be funny.
I am not sure if anyone cares if it is not personal, but I agree CD does give good advice.
I am not sure if anyone cares if it is not personal, but I agree CD does give good advice.
I agree with CD. It doesn't take too much time to tweak each letter to add a "personal" touch. We didn't overhaul each and every letter and start from scratch but we did persoanlize each one to some extent. There was a lot of cutting and paste-ing involved but I make no apologies. We sent out a TON of letters.
My son also sent out letters. The letter that is on the other part of the website served as a very nice base letter. He then customized it for himself to create a new starting point. Then for each school, he further personalized it - e.g. aspects of the campus/program that he had heard about, previous interactions with the staff, etc.
I think it ended up as a really nice package. He printed two copies and filed one by school so as not to lose any of the communications trail.
I think it ended up as a really nice package. He printed two copies and filed one by school so as not to lose any of the communications trail.