<p>As it turns out at approximately 5:03 p.m. I recieved a TEXT MESSAGE from <a href="mailto:admissions@luc.edu">admissions@luc.edu</a><a href="Loyola%20University">/email</a> on my Cell Phone. It stated and I kid you not:</p>
<p>"Congratulations! You have been admitted to Loyola University. We just couldn't wait to inform you. You will be recieving a letter in the mail."</p>
<p>What? First of all how did they get my cell number? Second is this even real? Do colleges even notify applicants in this fashion? Answers Anyone? Come on.... a text message and not an e-mail? And I did not even know that you can send a text message with a sender web address is this possible?</p>
<p>Sometimes schools let kids pick there own name in front of the @luc.edu domain, so that could be the answer.</p>
<p>i doubt they would have really notified you in this manner, but yes, it is possible to send a text from an e-mail address and even text back from a phone to someone's e-mail.</p>
<p>It is not unheard of for schools to notify students in this manner (an attempt to "connect" with the generation on their own terms), but if the other details don't match up, it might not be real.</p>
<p>I guess wait and see what mail comes in the next few days?</p>
<p>Did you try calling or e-mailing the admissions office? I'd think that would be a more direct way to find your answer as opposed to asking here...</p>
<p>EasttoWest: I made a mistake the text WAS from <a href="mailto:admission@luc.edu">admission@luc.edu</a> not <a href="mailto:admissions@luc.edu">admissions@luc.edu</a>. :) I'm going to verify if this text was or is real or not on Monday. And no I do not have any friends at Loyola, unless some person hacked into their computer records and stole applicants personal info than maybe this is indeed false. But this is just a theory. </p>
<p>Walnut: I recieved the text at 5:03 p.m. on Friday, therefore I could not contact them assuming their offices were closed for the weekend.</p>