<p>… look at any communication we’ve had with the school? Like for example, especially because I live abroad, I’ve had to email admissions with questions about my app a couple of times so far.</p>
<p>theyre human beings, do you really think thats possible for them to track?
regardless, it isnt a big deal</p>
<p>Hahah I doubt it. But the thought has totally crossed through my head. Like every time I log into the application status website, I wonder if there’s a log somewhere recording the zillions of times a day I check it… hehe</p>
<p>Polska- It’d actually be really easy to track that, since they have my email address.</p>
<p>Haha dreamlittle- I know what you mean haha 
Especially cause it always says “Last web access on…”</p>
<p>I’ve heard that they do track your log ins
ahahah. they will see how obsessive I am over Brown…</p>
<p>Haha! Lucky for us collegeboard says that “level of interest” is very important :P</p>
<p>my point was that they dont care. they arent going to link the emails you have sent them to your application which to you seems like an easy thing - it isn’t and regardless it does not matter… they have a limited amount of time to review thousands of applications. end of story.</p>
<p>Okay, that’s good then.</p>
<p>The email contact with AOs is significant in that when they read your app they might remember, oh, this is that floridian kid who asked that dumb question, or this is the girl I helped with seeing classes when she visited.
Once they’ve started a file on you (ie after you’ve applied), they file your physical correspondence w/ your application. I don’t know what they do w/ email, but most likely they don’t print it out and file it.
By the way, I know all this from reading that book by Michele Hernandez who worked as an AO at Dartmouth.</p>
<p>They may remember your correspondence but they don’t track interest, at least that’s what I’ve heard.</p>
<p>Well, this was the only school that didn’t ask for a “sign in” when they came to my city to speak at Brown Visiting You night. I also went to the info session where they didn’t ask us to sign in at the University campus itself - and didn’t ask us to register for the session…just show up was the info on the website. I emailed a question but got a generic “we receive 10,000 emails per month and will try to get back to you”. So no matter what the college board says, I dont think they really track at all!</p>
<p>Brown doesn’t “track” your interest, but it weights the level of your interest as important. There’s a difference.</p>
<p>i don’t think any ivies really care about demonstrated interest, right?</p>
<p>no…
this is ridiculous b/c if i asked any of you what was important in being admitted to a school you wouldnt say logging in over and over. you would say grades, essays, recs., ecs, etc.</p>
<p>Even if they don’t track log ins and emails, interest IS still important!! Why? Because you can’t forget that private universities are also businesses! When they admit a bunch of kids who reject their offers, their yield numbers go down, and so does their rankings in places like US news report… And alot of people have it in their heads that those rankings are closely related to how selective or good the school is. So obviously Brown wants to accept people that will accept their offers…</p>
<p>in these cases though, ED’s MUST go so interest is a given.</p>
<p>Yeah I think Interest just by applying ED is a given</p>
<p>Even so, I think that knowing that you visited the school or spoke with someone involved with Brown lets them know you’re really excited to go! Even though it definitely wouldn’t get someone accepted, I think it’s important to have that “extra something.”</p>
<p>Yeah I do totally agree, my interviewer gave me some stellar advice in case of defference about that</p>
<p>“Even so, I think that knowing that you visited the school or spoke with someone involved with Brown lets them know you’re really excited to go! Even though it definitely wouldn’t get someone accepted, I think it’s important to have that “extra something.””</p>
<p>i dont think so. there are plenty of kids who live in areas where there are practically little to zero alumni and don’t have the resources to visit brown.</p>