<p>I'm a HS sophomore who recently took the PSAT and the PLAN, and my PSAT scores were decent - around the National Merit score range (don't know my PLAN results yet). When taking the PSAT, I signed up for College Board's Student Search Service, which forwards the scores, your contact info, and other information you provide to colleges and universities who may be interested in you.
I got letters from many universities which claimed to be interested in me and received my contact info from SSS, most of which were private schools. One of these was BROWN University - an Ivy League school. It has always been my dream to attend an Ivy League university.
My question is - are these generic letters, or are these schools actually interested in me? In other words, is it too early to start celebrating that Brown U is interested in me?! (Obviously I know that I still have a loooong way to go before I actually apply...)
By the way - I did fill out the online form they provided to request more information on Brown U. I know it's legit because most of the fields were already filled out with the info I gave College Board for SSS - and they specifically stated that they received the info from SSS.</p>
<p>i think they're generic as in everyone that meets x score gets them. i have been getting tons of them in the past few days.</p>
<p>Yeah, so have I. Aw, but I was so excited that Brown was considering me. Oh well, hopefully I can impress them later when I actually apply!! ;-) Thank you for your quick response.</p>
<p>This is only the beginning. Every ivy (and every anti-ivy) will contact you and when it comes time to apply, they will even send applications in the mail. </p>
<p>Oh, and this really means nothing other than "you did well on the PSAT" and have submitted that you do reasonably well in school, here is a pamphlet, you MIGHT be a competitive applicant. Remember that each and every college is a business and that their goal is to be as selective as possible (attempting to garner more applications).</p>
<p>Oh and you say that it is your dream "to attend an Ivy League university". I wouldn't necessary gauge your college search on whether a college is in the Ivy League or not. It might behove you more to look at "selective" universities, otherwise you are really turning your head away from some true gems. Plus Brown is heralded as "the anti-ivy" (which my interviewer seemed to propagate) and really seem to frown upon such an "ivy-league" mentality.</p>
<p>Best of luck on your college search. Keep up your school work, find some nice ECs that you are passionate about, continue to do well on standardized tests, and find something that you really enjoy to occupy your time over the summer. Take your time and your college search will be an enjoyable one.</p>