<p>Will you send email or make a phone call to the admission office of the college you are applying. Some of my friends said it is useful to let the staff have a impression of you.</p>
<p>Any suggestions?</p>
<p>No it almost always doesn't matter at all don't waste your time.</p>
<p>Actually, many schools do track demonstrated interest; they'll make a note of you if you call or send an email and this can actually help with admission.</p>
<p>I can't give you a list of schools that do this though, someone else will have to help with that.</p>
<p>I highly doubt it makes a difference in your chances of acceptance.</p>
<p>i'd say the "second-teir" schools that don't want to be ivy safties weigh interest more than anyone. and it can't hurt to get in touch with admissions if you have a question or something, either way.</p>
<p>don't. do you think they will remember you out of 20k applicants. it will more likely annoy them</p>
<p>I do know that many offices are accomodating to questions though..</p>
<p>If you have a question, by all means contact someone and ask it. Trying to think of something to ask just so you have an excuse to call/email in case it'll help you seems rather useless and a waste of time (both yours and theirs).</p>
<p>If you're on campus it might be a good idea to swing by their offices and leave a note/talk to your regional representative. Beyond that, you might just 'that annoying girl who called'.</p>
<p>I went to visit Cornell last fall, and they told me to e-mail with all the questions I have. Specifically, if you get on the waitlist, they suggesting being 'the annoying girl' because it gets you noticed and the people they take off the waitlist are the ones who act like they really, really want it. Being annoying is considered as really, really wanting it.</p>
<p>^But that's ONLY for waitlist.</p>
<p>JHU rep encouraged everyone to do so.</p>
<p>I think it's important to note that there is a difference between contacting an admissions office to ask questions or let them know you enjoyed an info session/visit, just calling to let them know you're applying will do you no good.</p>
<p>Only do that if you have a genuine question that's not answered on their web site or through common sense. E-mail or calling just to indicate interest ticks off admissions officers because it wastes their time. It also makes you seem lazy or not too bright.</p>
<p>Honestly, I think it will annoy the hell out of them if you call every week just to ask them a stupid, made-up question. If it is something legit, then that's a different story. And no, a huge majority of schools don't track demonstrated interest.</p>