Guide/07 After Submitting
Letters of Continued Interest
What a LOCI is for, what to include, what to leave out, and a simple structure to follow.
Chapter 22 of 242 min readUpdated September 23, 2026 Preview
If you're deferred or waitlisted, a Letter of Continued Interest (LOCI) is usually the most useful thing you can send. It's short, direct, and has one job: to show that the school is still at the top of your list — and that you've kept growing since you applied.
Admissions officers read hundreds of these. This chapter covers what makes the good ones stand out.
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What’s in this chapter
- 1What a LOCI should do
- 2What to leave out
- 3How long?
- 4A simple structure
- 5Practical details