Desperate, pleading emails from college admissions departments

[Anonymous]

You realize, in most cases, they are sent by marketing firms hired by the schools, don't you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP - Schools are not after your DC, they are after your DC's application. More applications they receive, the more selective they become, and higher the school will be ranked by USNews or whatever. It's all just a game... Don't get too excited.

+100 it is such a scam and wastes everyone's time.

Exactly. My sophomore was inundated with mail and emails after his PSAT. This means nothing except that they want your kid to apply so they can reject them in order to lower their acceptance percentage. I thought SLAC was Selective Liberal Arts college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree, it is redundant. I laugh at the fact that my son is getting hoards of mail and emails from UChicago, WUTSL, and others along those lines. He's not a bad student per se (GPA in the 3.5 range, scored a 1920 on the SAT) but both he and the universities know it's not going to happen. All they want is that $40 application fee and to appear more selective.

This is the dumbest meme out there - schools trying to trick under qualified students into applying.

[Anonymous]

SLAC most definitely means Small Liberal Arts College. The small was originally meant to distinguish the schools from larger research universities and emphasize their focus on undergraduate teaching and experience.