<p>Does it provide an advantage by contacting your admission counselors for schools of your interest before your senior year (or any time)? </p>
<p>Is there any value to send information to your admission counselor letting them know what you've done over the summer, or a big achievement you acquired recently?</p>
<p>Basically, I'm wondering if colleges take these things into consideration when applying to their school?</p>
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<p>@thebaycity I also want to know the answer to this question. I did some “research” and some colleges do consider this if it’s like a safety for most people. On collegeboard with the college search under admissions they have this list with most important/important/considered. I read a post on CC about how there was one LAC that gave $300 if you visited or called. Some colleges keep track on how many times you talk to the counselor or visit the school. I hope I helped a little!</p>
<p>thanks for the response. At any rate, it wouldn’t hurt to contact them regardless.</p>
<p>I was told by two different admissions counselors that they actually keep track of student contact/visits, etc., and that “demonstrated interest” is considered.</p>
<p>I don’t think it can hurt for most schools. During my junior year I sent out emails to the AO’s that handled my geographical area at schools that I was interetsed in. </p>
<p>The subject line was usually something like “just want to introduce myself” or “future hopeful Friar” or something like that. I then just stated my name, where I went to HS and that I was very interested in the school and looked forward to visiting. For two schools i’ve had quite a bit of contact and they seemed genuinely pleased that I was so excited about their schools.</p>
<p>I’m hoping that if my app is up against someone similar and they’ve never heard of that person before i’ll have the upper hand.</p>
<p>It depends on the college. You call up Yale or Princeton, they’ll be nice to you but you’re just one voice among the +25000 applicants they get. If it’s a small LAC in your state who actively pursues applicants, you can bet they see it as an opening to woo you.</p>
<p>The more selective a college, the less they are affected by “demonstrated interest”. Plus, don’t call just to ask a question easily discovered on the website. Ingratiating is grating.</p>