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From: eliz@rochester.ARPA (Elizabeth Hinkelman)
Newsgroups: soc.women
Subject: Re: Wanted: Business-letter greeting
Message-ID: <20939@rochester.ARPA>
Date: Fri, 19-Sep-86 21:44:56 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 19 21:44:56 1986
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Reply-To: eliz@rochtest.UUCP (Elizabeth Hinkelman)
Organization: U of Rochester, CS Dept, Rochester, NY
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I used "Dear Admissions Officer" when applying to grad schools,
but if I were doing it again I would make a point of finding out
who the admissions committee chair was.  For Ph.D programs 
you will chat with that person someday anyhow.

But I have once had another problem. I knew the name, but no
title or gender.  My department secretary suggested "Dr. X",
on the grounds that X was at a university and would be 
flattered rather than offended if the designation were inaccurate.
Another time I might try "M. X", since I would rather be "M."d 
myself than "Sir or Madam"d.  "Madam or Sir"  sounds good, but
I'd feel obliged to drop off the name (maybe this is silly on my
part?)

Suggestions anyone?

Elizabeth Hinkelman