Do Colleges not send any acceptance packages out anymore?
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Anonymous
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I recall UGA sent my kid a pair of UGA socks for getting accepted.
Also agree with others that received a Pitt t-shirt after the student tour. |
Anonymous
Have no fear, your kid will get tons of t-shirts once they are there. Our kid picked up an alumni t-shirt in her first year, which we told her was aspirational, and as a pretty superstitious person I didn't like. She graduated so all good. |
Anonymous
| The only real merch our DD got was a gift box (T-shirt, stuffie, water bottle) after doing Tufts' virtual fly-in program and just prior to their ED1 deadline. She ended up ED'ing to an LAC and just received a pennant, stickers, etc in the acceptance package. She was pretty happy with that though! And they sent her a $30 credit to buy merch at the bookstore during admitted students visit. |
Anonymous
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Depends on the school. At college tour it has ranged from tshirt to water bottle to stickers.
On being admitted winter cap to socks. On accepting/admitted students day tshirts, stickers, water bottles, etc. Some schools nothing. And, it doesn’t seem related to size. |
Anonymous
| Hopkins acceptance kit is cool. |
Anonymous
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Tennessee sends a great box with stickers, a full size flag, and it plays "Rocky Top" when you open it. Also sent us postcards after a tour.
South Carolina offered a shirt, sent to all accepted, but you had to request it. UGA socks. |
Anonymous
| t-shirt in mail from U of SC, flag, socks, baseball hat, stickers from two years ago. T shirts at tour not admittance for Pitt and Elon. |
Anonymous
| Oh Kenyon send a cool book. That was actually my kids fav swag gift. |
Anonymous
| Colleges cut way back on this for accepted students - and I am glad. With the explosion of application numbers, think of the wastage! Once your student commits, I assure you she will get a bunch of swag. Each of my kids' colleges sent them an acceptance package (mini pennants, tshirts, hats, socks, stickers, what have you). If you attend accepted students day, they will get even more there. Once they are in college, there is SO much school swag from events, teams, clubs - my dd sleeps in some of the shirts/shorts, and donates the rest - you'll wish they would stop. Congrats and have fun. |
Anonymous
| T-shirts are tough because how would they know your size? |
Anonymous
Correct |
Anonymous
| UF sent a nice acceptance package. |
Anonymous
+1 just got one at an event last week One of my kids was able to request one online when she committed, came in the mail. |
Anonymous
Hopkins is in another league when it comes to acceptance kit. Also the speaker given at admission day is nice too. |
Anonymous
We got a Pitt t-shirt when we toured, that was the only place that gave us anything close to decent. Penn State and UMD gave us yard signs, and a New England private sent nothing |