I’ve taken AP tests since freshman year so therefore I’m assuming collegeboard has been sending out my info ever since to colleges. Only this year though (junior year, maybe it has something to do with being a junior?) colleges have been sending me absolute junk mail that looks the same even though it is coming from completely different colleges. It goes along the line of “Hey ____ college wants to send you a guide and give you the opportunity to take this online quiz (but this is only possible if you sign up for our mailing list!)” Most of them end up sending the mail twice because I have either not signed up or clicked the link. Why is this suddenly happening this year? Is there a way to tone down the mail I’m receiving?
What kind of colleges? I’m a junior and I’ve never received anything like that. I just receive booklets from colleges with stats and the usual…
Did you take the PSAT last year? That’s usually what sparks it, but I suppose it have come from any standardized testing.
Nope. You can unsubscribe from emails, but this may not be successful. Some make nice coffee table books, but for the most part, if you have no interest in the college, they’re just more things for the recycle bin. Just not that these are all marketing materials; do not assume that college X is targeting you specifically.
If you get emails it takes a little bit of time to unsubscribe rather than delete but its worth it because you don’t get more emails usually and you can usually unsubscribe from their snail mail there too.
It’s the same for me as well. I took the PSAT 10 last year as a sophomore, however, colleges rarely sent any mail/emails. This year, the number of emails just skyrocketed. I get about 5 to 6 college emails a week, and yup, some of them are the same. I’m assuming that colleges are targeting upperclassmen since juniors and seniors are now focusing on college admissions. Also, if you had a high score on the PSAT, it’s more likely that colleges will try to gain your attention. You can just go to the bottom of the email and unsubscribe from the mailing list of any college you’re not interested in.