I keep getting mail from colleges such as Rice, Brown, Duke, and UNC. Does this mean they actually are looking at me or do they send out a bunch of letters and I shouldn’t consider this good for admissions?
<p>if you're getting all this mail even after having submitted your app, then maybe there's something to it. but if it was before, then there's nothing special about it at all.</p>
<p>It means they are marketing. You fit a certain demographic which they have selected and they are targeting that group to increase name recognition and increase applicants. It does not correlate to acceptances.</p>
<p>It's now up to you to return interest in them, either by requesting more information, visiting, or applying.</p>