The University of Chicago keeps sending me mail, but...

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<p>I'm not sure what to make of it. Both of my brothers applied and weren't accepted, and they were at the top of their graduating class. My grades are certainly good, but unweighted my GPA is only just over 3.5. Also, I received a 26 on my ACT, certainly not up to the standards of UChicago. I anticipate studying for my SAT soon and my retake of the ACT in the fall, and I know I will get better scores, but even with improvement my chances are still no good. Is there any reason that they're sending me mail?</p>

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<p>I wondered the same thing when my son received mailings from Emory. It could be that you are in some sort of target high school.</p>

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<p>Best strategy pertaining to UChicago: keep that for grad school. You’d be better off trying to look for non-reaches more suitable for a 3.5/26. </p>

<p>Perhaps you want a college environment that could supply the same level of rigor without UChicago’s selectivity…</p>

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<p>My freshman son (sophomore now) started getting postcards and email from University of Chicago about a month ago. We don’t even have his first SAT IIs until tomorrow and AP scores until next week. Don’t know how he got on their list. I had to look them up, since we are in CA. Do they get contact info from math competitions or something? Don’t know, but so far they are the only ones other than the local UC which sends him alumni emails for some reason. (Swimming lessons alumni?) </p>

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<p>UChicago (and others) get info from the College Board (SAT/AP). They are famous for spamming mail at potential students. In fact, they have some of the most interesting “recruiting” direct mailings. Expect to get a lot of “stuff”, as they must be spending a bunch of $$$ per student in recruiting.</p>

<p>It’s been discussed on the UChicago forum:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-chicago/1557409-does-u-of-chicago-send-everyone-lots-of-unsolicited-mail-or-just-me.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-chicago/1557409-does-u-of-chicago-send-everyone-lots-of-unsolicited-mail-or-just-me.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Lol. Thought the last one was an IKEA coupon. Love UChicago mailings. :)</p>