<p>What exactly happens when you 'request interest' in a college (a.k.a. send back the reply card)? There are several colleges that I am considering, and I have received college mail from them. The response card asks for information such as GPA, SAT/ACT, Extracurriculars, why I'm interested, possible majors, etc.</p>
<p>If I tell them my ACT score is a 34 in the 'interest response', will that affect my admissions when I send them an application with a 36 ACT score? Same goes with SAT (though I haven't taken it yet).</p>
<p>And if they do record information for future use (admissions for instance), is it worth responding in the first place? What exactly do they send you if you are on the mailing list?</p>
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<p>Summer programs, "college admission help" brochures, important dates and reminders, etc. </p>
<p>I don't think the SAT/ACT score will matter much, considering it's very easy to lie about information.</p>
<p>Some schools care about 'demonstrated interest' when admitting you, so if a school that you like sends you something, it will not hurt to send back the response card and 'demonstrate interest'. </p>
<p>The stuff they send you is generally useless though, considering that all of it is easily accessible on the WWW (they usually go to the recycling bin for me).</p>
<p>They mostly send you viewbooks with really pretty pictures of their campus and "Superb research facilities!" everywhere. Honestly, they're not usually that much more helpful than the website other than that they sometimes tell you more about campus events and what to do off-campus.</p>
<p>But it won't hurt.</p>