Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Dear Student,
Thank you for letting me read your cover letter today. It is an excellent example of quality and thoughtfulness. I especially appreciated that you are applying for a "social position" and that you are looking forward to working with "mentally ill and psycho people". There is not a more professional or eloquent way of phrasing your interest.  I know that your degree in Behavioral Science has done an excellent job in preparing you to work with psycho people. I know working in this department has helped me.

Good luck in your search.

Sincerely,
Me

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Dear Student,
Thank you for your email this morning. I am totally impressed by your ability to completely transform numbers and your critical thinking skills that surpass my level of understanding. Somehow you have managed to make PSY 275R the same as PSY 1010. Though, to me, these look like two different courses because the numbers are different, you have made them be the same!

So yes, don't worry about taking the PSY 1010 course I have recommended that you add for fall. Forget that I told you three different times that it was PSY 1010. You are right that PSY 275R is the exact same thing.

Cool.

Sincerely,
Me

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Dear Student,
Thank you for your frantic phone call today. Thank you also for noting that you knew you were breaking protocol by calling me instead of your assigned advisor. Thank you also for just rambling on and on and on trying to re-explain a situation that your assigned advisor would already know.

I know it is difficult to get a hold of your advisor, but while you kept me on the phone for 14 minutes recounting your problems to me, I'm sure there were no students that are actually assigned to me that were then having similar difficulties getting in touch with me.

I also really appreciated that it was so urgent for you to talk to me and yet you would put me on hold or ask me to wait while you had a conversation with someone else. This is definitely an effective use of my time.


Thank you again for being respectful of my time and our policies. I appreciate it.

Sincerely,
Me