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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it unusual to get mailing from Harvard
Or OOS public like UCLA [/quote]
My kid got mailings from UCLA, Harvard, Chicago, UofMich, and so much more, many I had not heard of.  Granted, DC is in a magnet with a high SAT Score.

It is a numbers game. They are definitely trying to drive up app numbers for their rankings.
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As has been pointed out, acceptance rate is not part of USN rankings calculations, so no they are not.[/quote]
 so why do they send out so many mailings then?  It's a small fortune. Some of those pamphlets are kind of thick and costs a lot to print, not to mention to mail.  The UCLA packet DC got was pretty thick.  UCLA is a public school, so it's not like it's awash in money.[/quote]

To get as many applicants as possible to build the class they want.

That’s a goal of every college in the country.

It’s not conspiratorial and it has nothing to do with rankings.

Don’t make it more complicated than it is.  They have no idea if your kid can get in or not.  They leave that up to you.  They can’t know until they get the application, and they can’t get the application until you decide to apply, so they do their best to get you to.  Just like all advertising, not everyone buys or can afford.[/quote]

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