Got an email invitation to Case Western?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Case Western Reserve University
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I’m going into my senior year and I was wondering if this email from Case Western means anything:

"Dear XXXXX,

I’m excited to have discovered you, and I invite you to apply to Case Western Reserve University.

Consistently ranked among the top national universities by U.S. News & World Report, CWRU is home to innovative students and faculty who are dedicated to research and exploration.

Become a part of our world-renowned community of scholars and think beyond the possible by applying today. When you apply, you won’t have to pay an application fee. We accept the Common Application exclusively, so follow this link and it will take you to the Common Application right away.

I’m looking forward to reviewing your application.

Sincerely,

Bob

Robert R. McCullough
Director of Undergraduate Admission"

Is this just a spam email or do I fall into their desired applicants? Just to clarify, my ACT scores aren’t near the average of CW. I’m also a Asian F if that matters. Anyone else receive a bunch of similar emails like this?

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It’s just marketing. Applications are always free to submit

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Marketing :stuck_out_tongue:

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If you do apply, note that CWRU also considers your level of interest.

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/case-western-reserve-university/1686674-how-to-show-interest-in-cwru-p1.html

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@venomyth I got those emails too so I applied. My test scores are not good. This is def. a reach school for me in regards to getting admitted but not for the course work once in. I have some rigorous classes that unfortunately do not show when you see numbers - I am a terrible test taker for standardized tests, - and slow so I didn’t get a chance to finish. Anyway, my essays are great, interview went awesome, EC’s good but when I see what I am compared to doesn’t give me much confidence. We will see. 6 more days to find out! It became my no.1 after the interview.

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Schools deliberately encourage weak applicants to apply, just so the school can reject them to depress their admit rate and bolster the perception of selectivity.