Can someone Explain the Deal Behind College Mail?

iluvpiano
Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:57:02 +0000

A lot of this mail is based on your ACT, SAT, or PSAT exam score. The colleges buy mailing lists from the testing companies for different regions of the country or type of high school or some other demographic factor. So if they hope to have a student from your zip code attend at some time in the next few years, you will get a letter even though your personal GPA would never get you in. They are casting a very wide net in the hope of catching a few very special fish.



This is very true!