<p>Now getting mail with the above, I guess as a result of GREs (with high ranges on the new test). College Board sells contact information to colleges who can buy according to SAT score ranges or other kinds of demographics, does GRE do the same? How "special" is it to get fee waiver offers from decent programs, and does that mean you have a good chance at acceptance?</p>
<p>First, I don’t think it’s College Board (that’s for little kids) I think it’s ETS. </p>
<p>Next, what was your score and what colleges are you getting them from? </p>
<p>I got just below 1300 and I’ve gotten plenty of unsolicited emails from pretty low-ranking schools that I’m not interested in, like Baltimore, University of Maryland, Albert Einstein, University of Tennessee, Baylor College, and University of Alabama. Just yesterday I got a letter from Medical University of South Carolina… what the heck is that??</p>
<p>No offense to any one or any schools, but it’s just none of the schools I’m applying to. :(</p>
<p>So how did the schools got your email</p>
<p>^ When you register for the GRE, there’s a check-box to opt into the “GRE Search Service.” My guess is that the OP checked that box, which allows ETS to sell his contact information to third parties.</p>
<p>@denizen: What are you applying for? If it’s neuroscience, I’m surprised you don’t know of MUSC. Maybe your research interests are very different, but MUSC has a very solid program.</p>
<p>I haven’t got a fee waiver from any universities yet (Q740-800, V710-800 new GRE) so I’d think it definitely counts for something.</p>
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<p>It’s not neuroscience.</p>
<p>You just need to wait until they calculate the percentages for the new GRE. If you were to have taken the old GRE and gotten those scores you must have surely have gotten something by now unless you’re GPA is < 3.0.</p>