Thank-You Note Enters College Admission Game (Article)

Thank-You Note Enters College Admission Game - New York Times

Can u copy and paste the actual articles in the posts? I hate pop ups and having to click links unnecessarily. Thanks!

i believe your academics and credentials should speak for you. so i see sending cookies, and gifts, and special fancy stationary as ploys to gain individuality by a sub-par student. basically, i hope all that extraness comes off as smoke and mirrors to admissions commitees because i don't wanna be part of a generation who makes it thru school by fancying up a pitiful application. especially that counselor who asked for sample ones! at that point the dern letter isn't even sincere anymore, therefore should be considered null & void