<p>ok well this morning i got this email from the Dartmouth Admissions office and ive never even considered looking at or applying to that college, so i never joined their mailing list or newsletter or anything. But in the email they said "Given what we have learned about your strong academic performance from the College Board's Student Search Servive, we're writing to encourage you to find out more...." so my first thoughts are "*** why would an ivy league want to contact me, i dont have the stats to get in!" so guys you gotta tell me what this means, if its base on what college board knows about me then i still dont understand why they would contact me, since my SATS are crap.</p>
<p>They send it out to everyone who takes the SAT.</p>
<p>aww dang really...i thought i was special lol</p>
<p>don't stop thinking you are :) one of these days, one of these colleges will actually send you a birthday card... pretty weird, but cool at the same time.</p>
<p>seriously! thats odd...but kool. So im still confused by this email?! what does it mean? are they interested are in me or is it just a marketing plan to get people to join there mailing list...which i did.</p>
<p>Yes, it is just part of an extensive marketing campaign. Nearly all of the top schools send similar letters and emails to encourage students to look at their school (and ultimately, to apply). The more that apply, the more they can reject-- increasing their "selectivity" and adding to their prestige!</p>
<p>it's a marketing thing. Also, there will be students who will feel the same way, and actually apply to these selectives even if it's a real longshot. More applicants mean more application fees paid which means more money, higher numbers of applications that could lead to a bump in their selectivity percentages, and possibly a climb in the rankings, etc.... you know what I mean. But there will be colleges who send you mail, because they want you to take a closer look at them, and put them in your radar. If it wasn't for some of this mail, we wouldn't know about some possibilities and opportunities. So, don' just throw them away immediately. There might be a fit there that you were not initially aware about. good luck xxdisk :)</p>
<p>I don't think they send it to <em>everybody</em>, because they have to pay money to buy the mailing lists from the CollegeBoard. The way I understood it, they purchase everybody's info (only if you check yes on the test) who got a certain score on the test. It's just a waste of money for those with really low SAT scores who have such a low chance of applying anyways.</p>
<p>So, for you, all it means is that you at least met this threshold. I don't believe that they would be misleading and set this number really low to catch a lot of people. I am fairly sure that they actually have quite high standards for whose contact info to buy. I think this because I got in the 2200s, and I received mail from every single IVY. But, my friend (who also checked that box), who got in the 2100s only got mail from one or two ivies (not Dartmouth).</p>
<p>Edit: They probably are able to adjust different thresholds based upon geographic location and race.</p>
<p>what chubeebo said sums it up</p>
<p>thanks kartrider. :)</p>
<p>Be aware that if you respond positively to the mail from WUSTL, they will send you enough stuff to fill a filing cabinet. :)</p>
<p>Someone needs to tell Al Gore about WUSTL. They're probably responsible for most of the deforestation of the Amazon Basin.</p>
<p>haha true. Every time I went Post Office, I found 2-3 mail from WUSTl</p>
<p>My first college marketing literature was from WUStL.
Now my brother's first college marketing literature is from WUStL...
and he's just a rising sophomore!</p>
<p>Hahhaha amen to what gadad said WUStL really doesn't know when to quit.
I think I received around 8 pieces of mail even after i rejected their admission offer.
Ice cold pimps when it comes to marketing strategy i say.</p>
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