<p>i was wondering how much of an impact "shown interest" in a school has on whether or not you get in. for example, i had the opportunity to sleep over at one of the schools i am applying to (haverford), but wasn't able to make it for another school (vassar). i've heard that the university of rochester greatly values "shown interest." what about other schools?</p>
<p>It is by far the most underestimated factor in college admission. You get the idea.</p>
<p>The only school that doesn't value "shown interest" would be Stanford, I think.</p>
<p>but do you think my application to vassar, for example, will be negatively affected by me not having gone on the "Vassar Bus Trip" that i got an invitation for?</p>
<p>Here's the whole idea. Colleges don't like accepting students who matriculate to other universities. While this is less of a problem for schools like Stanford, Vassar and Haverford both lose many applicants to higher ranked schools.</p>
<p>If you have slept over at Haverford, you clearly show you have a very high interest in their school, thus they assume you are more likely to go if accepted.</p>
<p>I think the fact that i've done everything possible to show interest in BU will single-handidly get me in ED.</p>
<p>It depends on the school. A small LAC will probably care a lot more than Penn State.</p>
<p>It depends on the school. Some colleges like Tufts and Emory pay a lot of attention to demonstrated interest. Public universities do not: Their admission is driven by state of residence and one's stats. Harvard doesn't care about demonstrated interest. With the country's top yield, it knows that most accepted students happily will accept its offer.</p>
<p>I can tell you right now, Penn State doesnt GAF if you visit or not.</p>
<p>apparently brown doesn't either. i visited this past wednesday and they said there was nothing to sign in to show you visited.</p>
<p>Look at the Common Data Sets. They specifically ask whether that institution tracks interest or not. I know Duke doesn't.</p>
<p>WashU's big on interest as well.</p>