This is an actual email that was received by another prehealth advisor at another college. Needless to say, all the other advisors thought this person extremely ignorant about professional demeanor and communication and we laughed at the student who wrote this! I wanted to share in case any of you thought that the message below seemed ok! Shorthand is fine for emails and texts to friends. It is completely unacceptable when you send a message to someone in authority or someone you do not know. It is the same regarding the use of someone's first name when you have not asked permission to use it! Just thought this was important enough to share. "HI ITS ME BIMBO,I CAME TO YOUR OFFICE ON FRIDAY BUT I WAS TOLD YOU LL NT BE ON SIT UNTIL MONDAY,HAVE NOT BEEN FEELIN FINE FOR SOME DAYS NOW,I DONT KNOW IF I COULD WRITE MY TEST ANOTHER DAY.I WILL BE WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY MA." L.Wood-Hill Director, Prehealth Professions Advising Programs 695 Park Ave, Suite 817 NY, NY 10065 [log in to unmask] http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/prehealth.htm FAX: 212-772-5138 join the prehealth listserv--Premedinfo-L http://hunter.listserv.cuny.edu <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you wish to unsubscribe from the PREMEDINFO-L List, please send an E-mail to:"[log in to unmask]". Within the body of the text, only write the following:"SIGNOFF PREMEDINFO-L".