<p>I was surprised to see that Tufts followed up with my daughter who chose not to attend with an email asking her to complete a survey. The survey was surprisingly thorough asking about how finances, vibe, and other aspects had factored into her decision. In addition, the alum who had interviewed her sent her an email asking her where she was going. Do other colleges do this?</p>
<p>Yes. We’ve gotten some.</p>
<p>Yes, most private colleges send out those surveys.</p>
<p>I don’t recall ever seeing on from a public u.</p>
<p>Middle son just got one from Pittsburgh, but they’re state related and not a true state school, so I guess this is their private side working.</p>
<p>Some schools send out seemingly endless questionnaires, and you may be sorry you answered one, because it will provoke another from the same school. You are under no obligation to participate in a schools data gathering.</p>
<p>Harvard did, I remember being amused that they wanted to know where else my kid had been accepted and what was better than Harvard. It’s good research for them. They didn’t send any more material after that. I wouldn’t hesitate to fill it out. If nothing else, sometimes kids want to transfer to a school that originally accepted them, no need to irk anybody in the admissions office. :)</p>
<p>Most of the school just had a postcard, they all did want to know where you were going instead as I recall.</p>
<p>I recall having a very detailed, several page survey from Villanova. The survey asked where else she was accepted, where else she applied, did she visit, the reasons why she turned them down.</p>
<p>Obviously we don’t have boatloads of experience, but with oldest (and so far, middle) we’ve never had anything beyond the original survey. Some did a postcard first, then the survey.</p>
<p>Everyone makes their own decisions, but we feel it’s helpful for the schools to know why they weren’t chosen and who their competition was. Since we liked the schools enough to apply, I don’t mind helping them for their future.</p>
<p>Yes many colleges do that after you send in the no thanks card. Sometimes the kids responded and sometimes not.</p>
<p>Yes, DD received one. Sent it back saying school was her first choice until her overnight. Detailed her reasons, hoped it helped admissions pay more attention to this part of the process because they put a LOT of effort into getting her to come.</p>
<p>She gave info regarding her accepted school and why. Like Creekland says, it helps the other school in the future.</p>
<p>DS just did one last night. He is able to be nice, and he is honest about it.</p>
<p>Some public schools do/did this too. This was eight years ago, so I don’t whether they still do it but UNC Chapel Hill surveyed my son. It was on-line and even asked iteratively whether various levels of merit scholarship would have changed his mind. So I guess they learned that we were price insensitive when it came time to offer scholarships to my daughter four years later.</p>
<p>^^^My D receive on-line one from UNC Chapel Hill last year. We were out of state and price sensitive so we gave that input on merit scholarships.</p>
<p>My D turned down 2 Presidential full scholarships .Nobody asked us why .</p>
<p>My D sent in the reply card that asked the reason she wasn’t attending and which college she would be attending. She stated financial aid as the reason. They left a message on our home phone yesterday to say they could offer more aid and asking for the chosen schools award letter. Today, the hs gc called d to her office. Apparently this school also called the gc to give d the same message. We both feel put off and even a bit violated! </p>
<p>D is not a stellar student and this school gapped her about triple our efc! The school she will be attending came close to full need. If I had spare time I would send them the award letter, but D is happy with her choice.</p>
<p>Four years after I turned down RPI I got a letter from them suggesting I apply for grad school. :)</p>
<p>Now that’s cool!</p>
<p>glopop, I’m going to speculate that the school that called with an offer of more aid didn’t make their number, is looking at empty dorm rooms come August, and figures that even a low-pay student (relatively speaking!) is better than no student at all. The marginal cost of one more kid is the college’s cost to feed 'em, and any revenue they can get over and above that would be a net plus.</p>