<p>Title is self explanatory. How will these schools realize that theyre my first choice...and how will they record this data? I always hear about phone calls but I call schools all the time and it doesnt seem like they mark it down or anything.</p>
<p>Apply early.</p>
<p>You need to keep in continual contact with your admission's officer and also, phone calls mean squat, letters are golden.</p>
<p>If you meet with someone at that schools, send a thank you note back to them.</p>
<p>Also, take advantage of all the school has to offer, Open House, Tours, Interviews, Over Nights, contacting faculty in your desired department, and find out if they have in special programs for prospective students.</p>
<p>its not phone calls. obviously applying early decision/action would tell them, but other than that you have to make it known in your essays. maybe you can call whoever would be your regions admissions counselor and try and speak with them.</p>
<p>i also agree with crea8tive. get your teachers or hs counselor to write a letter also, saying how much you want to go their and why. make sure your rec's exemplify your interest in that particular school.</p>
<p>Some schools are very serious about tracking points of contact like emails/letters/calls/visits/overnights. Some schools don't track that at all. So don't waste your time revisiting or calling everyday if it's a school that doesn't track. </p>
<p>Work on your application, put a lot of effort into it, and they can tell that you tried. Also, your counselor is probably the best person to convey this information to them. Some counselors do a lot of behind the scenes work, assuring schools that X student would go if accepted, etc.</p>
<p>Has anyone known schools to track phone calls? </p>
<p><em>Little Bobby called this morning, one point for him!</em></p>
<p>what schools are known to track?</p>
<p>and ive emailed schools but i havent applied yet so what are they going to just track my email acount?</p>
<p>Washington University in St. Louis, for one.</p>
<p>^^^^^^^^^
Phone calls???</p>
<p>No, I meant points-of-contact in general. I have no clue about phone calls; I didn't apply to WashU (mostly because my gc told me I couldn't apply unless I visited, since they are so sensitive about being used as a ivy prospective's safety)</p>
<p>Wheaton College (MA) tracks all contact.</p>
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<p>You do mean recommendation letters, right? I've always heard that students who call instead of students who write/e-mail about questions are considered to be the more interested ones. No clue, though.</p>
<p>For schools that let you set up online "accounts" (e.g. Tufts "Admission Connection") I was wondering if they track logins.</p>
<p>Tattoo their insignia on your arm.</p>
<p>Arm? Try forehead.</p>
<p>Apply ED....</p>
<p>I hate it went sites require logins. It actually makes me want to use them less because they're too much of a hassle.</p>
<p>But if you can track documents and find out your decision online, I think it's worth it. </p>
<p>Some people are like "oh it's so nice to hold something real in your hands to find out your decision" but NO, online decisions are the best thing ever. It was way too torturous waiting around for the mailman.</p>
<p>You can make it very clear in your application essay that Podunk U is your first choice.</p>
<p>Any advice for someone who lives far away (over 1k miles away) from Smith, her top school, but IS COMPLETELY ENAMORED WITH IT? Besides gushing in my essays, how could I truly highlight my enthusiasm? The letter idea is interesting, but I’m afraid I might say the wrong thing or sound TOO saccharine..</p>
<p>Well, a CMU officer told me the best thing is to get everything in early. They can take more time that way. And I second the advice about encouraging your teachers to highlight your interest in their recs.</p>
<p>Like… X was very motivated to improve, especially after falling in love with <em>school name here</em> and embracing the future or something like that. But honestly if they’re your top choice you could definitely be their top choice. They’re trained to see that you’d fit in perfectly, so let them do their job.</p>