<p>I know it's important for colleges to know you're interested by visiting. Does the e-mail address used to register for a college tour need to match the one the student uses on the application?</p>
<p>Does it Need to? No. Would it help for colleges who actually keep track of that stuff? Yes. Will it hurt you a lot if you don’t? No.</p>
<p>I don’t think it will hurt you too much as other basic info like your name, age, high school, and hometown are still the same.</p>
<p>I agree that it will makes things slightly more difficult for colleges though but I wouldn’t worry.</p>
<p>Sometimes my mom would use her email instead of mine when registering for visits etc…
I recommend you go on the websites of the schools you are interested in and go to the page for prospective students and ask for more information etc. Be sure to use your correct email here!!!
This helps to show interest in the school which could increase your chances at being admitted and will be in their records when you apply…</p>
<p>myth alert: not all colleges care if you visit or not – in many circumstances, visiting doesn’t affect eventual admission</p>
<p>Not ALL colleges care but some, especially smaller ones, definitely take it into account.</p>
<p>T26E4 and cricket123 are both right. A lot of colleges and universities (in general, the really elite ones) feel quite safe just assuming that you’re really interested in them. On the other hand, it’s also true that among colleges and universities that track applicants’ demonstrated interest, some of them really care.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone… still wondering for those colleges that care, if they track e-mail addresses or other student info…</p>
<p>It doesn’t make sense to invest any resources into that kind of thing. They’d review sign in sheets at events. Anyone can inquire. Attending an event and meeting recruiters is what’s worthy of follow up. Matching email addresses? Too much work for little to no gain.</p>
<p>Can you see this happening?</p>
<p>“OK, here’s today’s attendees. Who were the no-shows based on the email registration list? OK, let’s enter those emails into our ‘to be rejected’ database”</p>
<p>I’m being facetious but you get my drift. Good luck w/your college searching.</p>
<p>My daughter applied last year to a mix of universities, some of which don’t care much about demonstrated student interest, and some of which care a lot. Among that second group, they tracked her by her name and mailing address (and perhaps also her birth date?), but not by her email.</p>
<p>This kind of makes sense, because these institutions are trying to log many kinds of student contact: campus visits, meeting reps on the road, email inquiries, etc.</p>
<p>There’s plenty to fret about when your kid is applying to college. I’d encourage you not to waste good worry on this point. Save it for when you’ll need it more!</p>