Do "VIP" Applications Spur Students to Apply Where They Otherwise Wouldn't?

College Search & Selection
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<p>There's been lots of discussion recently on the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) listserve about "Snap Apps"--those "VIP" or "Priority" applications that seniors often receive without requesting them. The Chronicle of Higher Education did a Snap App story this week, too. (See The</a> Curious Case of 'Catnip' and the Common Application - Head Count - The Chronicle of Higher Education )</p>

<p>Question for current seniors: Are you applying to colleges that you hadn't heard of--or that you probably wouldn't otherwise consider--because you received a snap App?</p>

<p>Question for current college students (or their parents): Did you actually enroll at a college that sent you a Snap App ... but that you probably wouldn't have ever applied to, had you not gotten it?</p>

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<p>I almost applied to one school that sent me an email saying that they would waive the fee and not require an essay because I was bored, but then I realized I would still need to get recs and send score reports, so I decided not to.</p>

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<p>Here’s an article on these quickie applications–and the company behind them–from The New York Times last winter: <a href=“Colleges Market Easy, No-Fee Sell to Applicants - The New York Times”>Colleges Market Easy, No-Fee Sell to Applicants - The New York Times;