<p>As I was bringing in another stack of unsolicited college mail, it struck me- Why don't those colleges that my son sent his "free" SAT score reports to, send some love. Not one school sent a note saying "we got your excellent scores. Glad you're considering us...."
He sent his 2100 scores and his 700+ SAT II scores to schools where these scores are in the 75th percentile, (so 8 schools- NOT top 20 schools)) and not one acknowledged receiving the scores. Big missed marketing opportunity I'd say. I give them all low marks for demonstrated interest!</p>
<p>That is odd....D/D did that last year and those are the only colleges that are sending mail.</p>
<p>She thankfully checked the "do not share my address" box on the PSAT last year, so she isn't getting junk mail from other colleges.</p>
<p>my girls each got one of those letters from one of their favorite schools, but not from all. I think it probably more common to not receive such a letter from the larger schools. The school which sent my girls a letter has just 1500 students, is geographically distant from our home state and is one of the least selective on their lists. I think those factors combine to create an admissions office which may be more solicitous of the high achieving student. I wouldn't be offended by the "lack of love" from the schools your S has sent his scores to. Many admissions offices are up to their eyes in alligators at this time of year so probably have little time for mass mailing personalized notes.</p>
<p>That is odd.... must be those particular schools. My son has received mail with comments about his scores from all the colleges that he chose to receive his SAT scores.</p>
<p>Oh no. Now I don't know whether to be sad or worried. As if I weren't worried enough :(</p>
<p>^^^ LOL, no need to be sad or worry. I think for my D it is only the three smallish LACs (out of a total 8 schools that rec'd her scores) that are sending stuff. And it is just generic literature- no personal note. And her scores are similar to your S's.</p>
<p>I think it is sheer volumn. Ivies get 20,000 plus apps and scores, big public schools like Mich, PSU etc may get 60,000 70,000 at main campus. My guess it is pretty much automated even at smaller schools which have less money and and help. Finally, perhaps they do if for some more restrictive set, say top 10% (90th percentile).</p>
<p>I hear ya'. Son sent his 34 ACT score to local U (not highly ranked, but locally well-regarded). I've heard of other kids (farther away geographically) who were offered fee-waiver apps---not him. Oh well. At least the app is done...</p>
<p>I don't recall getting any "we got your SAT scores, thanks" letters from any of the 6 schools DS applied to. He was admitted to 5 of them, with merit money from 3. </p>
<p>They probably assume since you sent the SAT score you are clearly interested, and they don't <em>need</em> to send you more junk.</p>
<p>Get over it.</p>
<p>My daughter hasn't received a single piece of mail acknowledging her sent scores and hers are high and well above profile at a couple of schools.</p>
<p>That is odd.... must be those particular schools. My son has received mail with comments about his scores from all the colleges that he chose to receive his SAT scores.</p>
<p>Ha, ha, JL50ish. Don't tease the poor poster. I don't expect any responses from any colleges my d applies to regarding her pretty darn good SAT scores. As another poster put it, "they are up to their eyeballs in alligators at this time of year, and who has time for sending out mass-produced personalized (!) messages."</p>
<p>This website attracts so many witty posters, no wonder I'm addicted to reading so many of the posts!</p>
<p>I think PSAT is more of a trigger for mail. But don't despair - those high SAT scores will be what matters in the end for admissions and $$$.</p>
<p>I think most of the schools my D sent scores to acknowledged that she was starting an application file, but didn't necessarily send a lot of mail.</p>
<p>She's being stalked by a large local mediocre school that calls the home phone daily and I don't think she's ever expressed any interest in them at all; I don't understand why colleges waste so much effort.</p>
<p>My D sent one of her free score reports to UWisconsin. They replied with a postcard that said: "We go your scores...and they're GREAT!!!" That postcard stayed on our refrigerator throughout the admissions process and she genuinely felt bad when she later declined their admissions offer. </p>
<p>While I don't EXPECT schools to acknowledge receiving scores, the OP may be right that schools could be missing a marketing opportunity since anyone who sends scores is at least considering applying and attending. They might get more bang for their buck in following up test reports rather than the blanket mailings they make after PSATs.</p>
<p>Yes, I totally agree. Schools flood random mailboxes with info, but miss the opportunity to court people who are interested. Silly.</p>
<p>The only school my kids ever got a "we received your scores, and we really hope you apply here!" was our local regional state u. Not a peep from any other school. I didn't really think much either way about it, except that the local college was hungry for more kids with high test scores.</p>
<p>It's a simple case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing. </p>
<p>The people (probably actually a computer) who send out the junk mail are doing so from a list of high scorers they bought from the College Board. The people who process scores that have have been formally sent to the school for admissions purposes are organizing them and adding them to applicants' files as the apps come in. The two lists serve completely different functions, and probably no one is cross-checking the lists.</p>
<p>I'm beginning to think it's a matter of proximity. I have a friend in Cali whose son is getting tons of mail from a Texas school my son is interested in, yet my son hardly has gotten any from the school even though my son's scores are much higher than her son's and my son is a URM AND we've visited the school. I think they're looking for geographic diversity ...</p>
<p>The only "yes, we got your scores and we like them" letter S1 received was from our state flagship, which is known for recruiting heavily in this area. S did send the free SAT scores to the four schools he thought would care about "showing the love."</p>
<p>Agree with coureur's take on hand confusion and general admissions season shorthandedness.</p>