Making college visit count

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can see in the common data set whether demonstrated interest is considered for a given college. For some SLACs it is.

Ok thanks! Nah, no SLACs here. Old fashioned comp sci or engineering, maybe premed (mother can hope right?). Technical magnet HS, girl, strong grades. No legacy, not URM. Has a shot, nowhere close to a guarantee. We'll see.

I am not losing sleep over that 70K yet. I would hate to find out down the road that some school did not admit her because we did not register for a tour, though.

You have a lot to learn. Many top SLACs have well respected engineering and computer science, and stellar pre-med programs. Pick one to visit on your vacation. You may be pleasantly surprised.

Harvey Mudd?

[Anonymous]

This post, with its mix of pseudo-nonchalance and type a worry, cracks me up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This post, with its mix of pseudo-nonchalance and type a worry, cracks me up.

Non-chalance stems from the fact that our state school is strong in child's area of interest. If I lived in another state or if my daughter wanted to study another subject, I would be less relaxed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can see in the common data set whether demonstrated interest is considered for a given college. For some SLACs it is.

Ok thanks! Nah, no SLACs here. Old fashioned comp sci or engineering, maybe premed (mother can hope right?). Technical magnet HS, girl, strong grades. No legacy, not URM. Has a shot, nowhere close to a guarantee. We'll see.

I am not losing sleep over that 70K yet. I would hate to find out down the road that some school did not admit her because we did not register for a tour, though.

You have a lot to learn. Many top SLACs have well respected engineering and computer science, and stellar pre-med programs. Pick one to visit on your vacation. You may be pleasantly surprised.

Harvey Mudd?

Hmmm. Ok, will add to CA list!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This post, with its mix of pseudo-nonchalance and type a worry, cracks me up.

Love you. OP is on track to be that parent on the tours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This post, with its mix of pseudo-nonchalance and type a worry, cracks me up.

Love you. OP is on track to be that parent on the tours.

I probably would be "that parent", which is why I send the daughter on her own.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:College advisor told us some colleges track whether you open their emails and if you click the links too.That said, we saved most college visits for after acceptances. Cheaper to apply then travel a distance to ones that don't offer a spot in the end.

How do they track whether you open an email? Short of asking you to send a "read receipt", they can't know whether you open email, can they?

They can track everything. I work in marketing and can tell who opens, when, and what they click on. That’s basic technology these days. I can do a lot more than that too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:College advisor told us some colleges track whether you open their emails and if you click the links too.That said, we saved most college visits for after acceptances. Cheaper to apply then travel a distance to ones that don't offer a spot in the end.

How do they track whether you open an email? Short of asking you to send a "read receipt", they can't know whether you open email, can they?

They can track everything. I work in marketing and can tell who opens, when, and what they click on. That’s basic technology these days. I can do a lot more than that too.

I am sure LL Bean and every other store does the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This post, with its mix of pseudo-nonchalance and type a worry, cracks me up.

Non-chalance stems from the fact that our state school is strong in child's area of interest. If I lived in another state or if my daughter wanted to study another subject, I would be less relaxed.

But have you checked stats to see if your DC has the record to get in?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can see in the common data set whether demonstrated interest is considered for a given college. For some SLACs it is.

Ok thanks! Nah, no SLACs here. Old fashioned comp sci or engineering, maybe premed (mother can hope right?). Technical magnet HS, girl, strong grades. No legacy, not URM. Has a shot, nowhere close to a guarantee. We'll see.

I am not losing sleep over that 70K yet. I would hate to find out down the road that some school did not admit her because we did not register for a tour, though.

You have a lot to learn. Many top SLACs have well respected engineering and computer science, and stellar pre-med programs. Pick one to visit on your vacation. You may be pleasantly surprised.

Harvey Mudd?

XLNT but very difficult to get into. My SLAC doesn't offer engineering or computer science.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:College advisor told us some colleges track whether you open their emails and if you click the links too.That said, we saved most college visits for after acceptances. Cheaper to apply then travel a distance to ones that don't offer a spot in the end.

How do they track whether you open an email? Short of asking you to send a "read receipt", they can't know whether you open email, can they?

They can track everything. I work in marketing and can tell who opens, when, and what they click on. That’s basic technology these days. I can do a lot more than that too.

Uh oh, I’ve told my kids to never click on links in an email for security sake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:College advisor told us some colleges track whether you open their emails and if you click the links too.That said, we saved most college visits for after acceptances. Cheaper to apply then travel a distance to ones that don't offer a spot in the end.

How do they track whether you open an email? Short of asking you to send a "read receipt", they can't know whether you open email, can they?

They can track everything. I work in marketing and can tell who opens, when, and what they click on. That’s basic technology these days. I can do a lot more than that too.

Uh oh, I’ve told my kids to never click on links in an email for security sake.

The Ivies and SLACs don't care. They are inundated with applications and don't fret about sign in sheets or clicks. Not a single Ivy showed any interest in even having a sign-in sheet. Those days are long gone. When they have 30,000+ applications the fact that you took a tour means nothing. OP, you should start reading college confidential.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This post, with its mix of pseudo-nonchalance and type a worry, cracks me up.

Love you. OP is on track to be that parent on the tours.

I probably would be "that parent", which is why I send the daughter on her own.

Self-awareness is the first step on the road to recovery. Godspeed, "that parent".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This post, with its mix of pseudo-nonchalance and type a worry, cracks me up.

Non-chalance stems from the fact that our state school is strong in child's area of interest. If I lived in another state or if my daughter wanted to study another subject, I would be less relaxed.

But have you checked stats to see if your DC has the record to get in?

If she does not continue to generate a record that is consistent with a full scholarship at our flagship state U, we won't need to worry about Ivies. Second tier state U is pretty decent as well.

[Anonymous]

Wow. Reading this thread made me dizzy and sad for your kids. Most colleges don't care about demonstrated interest, and the ones that do don't care very much. UVA, for example, is on record that it does not track interest.

Parents who think that they need start scheduling tours in sophomore year to get an edge over other applicants are on overdrive.