Did anyone receive a phone call from a school that admitted them?

Prep School Admissions
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<p>My child found out through online notification this weekend that she was accepted into her first-choice school. Within half an hour after the notification came out, we received a phone call from the school. They were congratulating us, and they were very nice, but I think their true reason for calling was to find out if we were going to say yes or not.</p>

<p>Is that unusual? Did anyone else receive that sort of phone call? I'd rather not go into specifics about the school, situation, etc., but I haven't heard of anyone else receiving a similar call, and something about the whole incident isn't sitting right with me.</p>

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<p>Yes, we have received phone calls. I think it’s standard for some schools, a personal touch, other times it seems to be when a school really wants a particular kid (that hockey playing oboe player, maybe? ;)), who they think they might lose to another choice. </p>

<p>I think it falls in line with what someone posted about tours/interviews vs revisits; the former were about you impressing them, now it’s about them impressing you.</p>

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<p>I know of at least one smaller school that calls all its admitted candidates - the applicant’s interviewer makes the call. There are probably other schools that do the same thing . . . or maybe we’re both thinking of the same school! :)</p>

<p>Yes, it’s probably partly a sales strategy . . . but it might also be a nice, personal touch, especially for students who have questions they want answered right now.</p>

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<p>My daughter was called by an Admissions Director. He had also interviewed her and i think his interest in her is genuine…</p>

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<p>We got a call from one school that offered admission and one from a school that denied admission. Both said they wanted to share the news prior to us receiving the notification in mail.</p>

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<p>We got a phone call from the interviewer at one of the schools D was accepted to. I think it was a very nice and personal touch.</p>

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<p>We once got a call left on the home answering machine of an acceptance to a school we toured but had never applied!</p>

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<p>^ Did you enroll? :D</p>

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<p>No and I’ve been to sworn to secrecy.</p>

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<p>We got two calls total: One from a school I never applied to but sent my SSAT scores to, and one from a different school offering me a scholarship.</p>

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<p>Nope. <em>sigh</em> haha that would’ve been nice though</p>

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<p>I got two calls from two schools that I was accepted.</p>

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<p>i dont think members of the “ten schools” are allowed to do that</p>

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<p>I got a call from Choate a few days after I was admitted</p>