<p>Carleton had a few eye-catching, humorous postcards with comic strips about college admissions on the back. They were really, really funny--but probably just for someone so stressed out by the process already. I might even still have them, even though I'm not going there.</p>
<p>Carleton got my award for best mailing. They were the first college I got anything from, and I was so excited I read every word. They were funny and unique. And it worked--they were on my list. I might not have even looked at them, without that.</p>
<p>The problem with most of the ads were that all the colleges said they were unique--all in exactly the same way.</p>
<p>So far I've really liked Vassar and Beloit's viewing guides. Beloit had a picture of someone walking in the rain, with a caption under like, most colleges would only show sunny pictures! And I thought, man, are they trying hard to stand out from the crowd. Vassar's was really informative and sparked my interest. Ohio State's had lots of pictures, which I liked because they tried to make Columbus sound all metropolitan and such.</p>
<p>I know Columbus is quite large (I've spent all my life here!) but it's no nyc as it's portrayed. I was thinking in my head, you can't trick me osu with these pictures!</p>
<p>Yesterday we got a humorous justaposition of mail:</p>
<p>Vassar, huge envelope with "READY?" next to the return addy.
MIT, small envelope, with back proclaiming "YOU ARE SO READY!!" <giggle></giggle></p>
<p>jym, I like the idea of the photo. So far, S is just saving the letters/booklets. All the envelopes and inserts go through the shredder on the way to the compost bin.</p>