<p>How far does an applicant's interest count for admission to a college? In College Board's website, many colleges include an applicant's interest as an important admission factor. </p>
<p>Does this interest for an international student means only sending a myriad of emails to the college, or something else? I've emailed the college numerous times and got replies too. Do colleges acknowledge this email correspondence while considering admission?</p>
<p>Many top colleges want students who show an extreme interest in their university, not just ones who want to go for “the name.” </p>
<p>Usually this interest is manifested in campus visits, tours, etc. </p>
<p>If you communicate with the officer who is in charge of reading applications from international applicants, you might be the one that the officer recognizes in a sea of quantitative statistics and qualitative essays. </p>
<p>In short, if you have not visited the campus, don’t worry; it won’t make or break your application, especially because they know you’re an international applicant.</p>
<p>You can also display your interest in school by being very specific in your application about the things that attract you to the particular school. Demonstrate your knowledge of the school’s specific attributes and character and how those appeal to you.</p>
<p>Well I haven’t corresponded to a single person, but have sent lots of emails to the general email address. But I have received lots of emails from different people. Will emailing have some sort of advantage in the admission process?</p>
<p>If there are any advantages [to emailing], it would be almost negligible. Again, it would not seriously impact your application chances.</p>
<p>Well, being an international student certainly has its demerits. I can’t visit the campus, nor can I be interviewed. I have low SAT scores and thought I’d simply show interest by emailing the college.</p>
<p>It totally depends on the school. While demonstrated interest is important at some–mostly LACs and some Us that are typically safeties for top school applicants, the ivies, and many of their peers, do not care about, or track, interest.</p>
<p>Your e-mails to the general e-mail address are going to the admissions department. For those schools that do consider demonstrated interest, they will recognize that it is impractical for an international applicant to visit and they will likely note your e-mails as proof of your interest.</p>
<p>I’m guessing many e-mails is more likely to hurt you than zero e-mails will.</p>