<p>Many colleges openly say that shown interest is a factor in admissions. Besides visiting the school and going on a guided tour, being on the mailing list, and interviewing what are/were other ways that anyone used to show interest.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Some schools track phone calls. Don’t ask me which ones though.</p>
<p>You might individualize your application so it reflects that you know about the school and how you see yourself fitting in there. If you express your enthusiasm about your schools to your recommenders that may end up reflected in their letters. If available, you might request an interview in your intended area of study–chemistry or engineering, say. (Whether or not this factors into admission I don’t know but you can often learn a lot more than on the routine admissions tour.) No need to go overboard though. Check out the number one mistake here.
[Jay</a> Mathews - Ten Stupid Ways to Ruin Your College Application - washingtonpost.com](<a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/16/AR2007101600543.html?hpid=news-col-blog]Jay”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/16/AR2007101600543.html?hpid=news-col-blog)</p>