Communication from Liberal Arts Colleges

Hey guys, I've been sending out applications to a few liberal arts colleges. I was just wondering, do most of these colleges communicate via snail mail or should I be checking my email more frequently?

Hello! While it can vary slightly depending on the specific college, most colleges these days, including liberal arts colleges, primarily use email to communicate with applicants. This is especially true for more routine correspondences such as acknowledgment of application receipt, reminders of application deadlines, and updates on the status of your application.

More significant correspondences, such as acceptance letters, might also be sent out via postal mail, but are often preceded or accompanied by an email. For some colleges, the official admission decision is first released through the college's online applicant portal, which they would notify you about via an email.

So in summary, it is very important to regularly check your email, as well as any specific online portals for the colleges to which you applied. You should also ensure that emails from these colleges are not going into your spam folder. However, it wouldn't hurt to keep an eye on your physical mailbox as well, just in case. The best course of action is to check the specific communication policies of the colleges you've applied to, which are usually available on their admissions websites. Good luck!