<p>What are some good ways to let a school know that you're interested them? Is the best way to do this is call or email? If so, should I just ask questions?</p>
<p>best way is visiting campus tours or going to admission sessions when the school is touring</p>
<p>1) Visit campus and do official information session and tour - make sure you sign up for it and the school knows you were there 2) get on the college’s mailing list 3) interview if it is an option at the school (if you can’t travel back to the school, ask for an alumni interview which usually can be done locally) 4) if you contact the admissions officer to ask a question, make sure it is not something that the website answers 5) if there is a college fair nearby you can go and visit the school’s booth (you can usually find out ahead of time what schools are represented at the college fair 6) if the college makes a visit to you HS definitely attend the meeting</p>
<p>Like Lacoste said, visiting colleges and attending information sessions and campus tours are the best and most common ways to demonstrate interest to schools. Happy1 also brings up several great points!
Colleges will understand if you do not have the time or money to visit them. That’s why many universities, including most of the top tier prestigious universities, will not hold it against you if you can’t travel across the country to see the school. Generally, demonstrated interest plays a very small part in admissions but if you really want to check out the campus or show your undying passion for the school, go for it! </p>
<p>To the extent that “demonstrating” interest makes a difference it’s not about phone calls or email to admissions. More likely than not these are handled by an administrator who’s interest is simply to provide you the answer.</p>
<p>So how to demonstrate interest? I’ll pick Tufts as an example – not because of any particular interest or connection to the college. Tuft has several options to get to know the college. First you can visit – the typical open house and campus tour. You can extend the visit by opting to have lunch with a student. It’s a good opportunity to get to know what day-to-day life is like at the college. On your tour and/or lunch your guide/host will often encourage you to contact him/her (by email) after the tour to answer questions that may arise when you return home. Tuft also has open houses on campus. This fall there are three: Engineering, Math and Science and Women in Engineering. See: <a href=“http://admissions.tufts.edu/visit/open-houses/engineering-open-house”>http://admissions.tufts.edu/visit/open-houses/engineering-open-house</a>.</p>
<p>Some colleges encourage you to interview during a college tour visit. Some colleges provide an opportunity to spend a night on campus. Then there are college fairs and special visits to high schools in your area. Attending these would often connect you with the admission representative to your region. If you have a deep interest in the college and have non-superficial questions specific to your situation you can contact your regional representative, and through the representative coaches, professors, etc.</p>
<p>And what if you can’t take advantage of any of these opportunities? Consider contacting alumni from your high school who now attend the college of interest. Take the virtual college tour that is offered by most colleges on their web site.</p>
<p>To the extent that you get to know the college, and that you are excited by what you learn, take that into account in your application and essays.</p>
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<p>It’s quite interesting actually the way it all works. Link has 13 ways to show interest as well as a full on-explanation of demonstrated interest.</p>