<p>Alright so I'm getting a boatload of mail and email from colleges. Some I've never heard of and some from Columbia and other ivies. But these are like BOOKS, thick things full of info that probably cost a lot to be sent out...does that mean `columbia, etc are actually interested, because these aren't just regular emails they're like huge heavy books. I never contacted them for information either. </p>
<p>Yes, they love you and want to do anything to get you to go to their college. Actually, they want you to apply so they can get your application fee. The few dollars spent on their “book” and mailings is a great investment if they get you to pay the $75 fee.</p>
<p>Two articles on the subject:
<a href=“Bloomberg - Are you a robot?”>Bloomberg - Are you a robot?;
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<p><a href=“Bloomberg - Are you a robot?”>Bloomberg - Are you a robot?;
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<p>:( knew it was too good to be true </p>
<p>Why the frown? Did you really believe that ivy league schools would recruit you by sending you a brochure in the mail? Did you get a perfect score on your SAT or ACT? How would they even know who you are?</p>
<p>i got a perfect PSAT if that matters xD</p>
<p>It is just marketing. Just like getting something in the mail from Publisher’s Weekley --You have Won!</p>
<p>They do market to students with perfect/near perfect standardized test scores, though.
I know someone who was mailed those “large books” you’re referencing and he scored a 2340 on his SAT, so he was in the range of the majority of the students who they accept. </p>
<p>@zmazooka, congratulations on your perfect PSAT. You will receive much more mail in the future. My son got some from schools that were outrageously below suitable. But, read what interests you, knowing that it is marketing. I’m sure that you will apply to suitable schools, and that you will find one that fits you well. </p>
<p>@Ixnaybob I’m curious… what constitutes “outrageously below acceptable”?</p>
<p>@ribbonroad224 , maybe that wasn’t a good way to put it, but there were some schools that I thought were wasting their funds because there was simply no way that my son would apply or attend, even as a safety full ride. What are the odds that someone would travel far from home, with great scores, to attend a non-selective school? Pick two of those characteristics, and perhaps it could happen, but all three are unlikely. </p>
<p>One example: English is not my first language, but I have learned how apostrophes are intended to be used. I also understand that people make mistakes, but if you’re going to have a multi-page color brochure printed and mailed, I expect not to find apostrophe mistakes.</p>
<p>My D just just threw away a whole moving box of mails from all different schools when everything was settled. Most went into that junk box directly unopened.</p>