<p>I’m not usually excited to see college spam in my inbox (“Dear _<strong><em>, Remember to apply to _</em></strong> College by our deadline, January _____!”), but Carleton is an exception. Their spam is consistently witty, and quite inventive. My favorites? A tie between the Coleman/Franken one (“You’re waiting to see who your future senator will be!”) and the gift exchange one.</p>
<p>Anyone else agree?</p>
<p>I haven’t gotten any Carleton spam. :(</p>
<p>I’ve only gotten boring ones so far from Carleton, not that much cooler than the avg. send-in-your-app-NOW e-mails (“Sometimes fashionably late is cool…but not in college admissions!”).</p>
<p>yeah, same as birdhouse.</p>
<p>You haven’t gotten these?! Maybe it’s only to RD kids like me who wait until the very last minute to apply? Here are some I like:</p>
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<p>(So, _______. I need your help! I’ve accidentally spilled beer-cheese soup all over this ice-fishing themed sweater I was intending to give Paul, the Dean of Admissions, in the office gift exchange. But what I know Paul really wants are more applications. Which is where you come in. If you complete your application, he’ll be pumped, and I can give him something smaller, like marzipan. So, what do you say: you’ll give me a hand and give yourself the chance at a terrific college experience!</p>
<p>Don’t forget, our application deadline is January 15th, 2009! You can apply online, or download the forms. </p>
<p>Yours truly, </p>
<p>Terin Mayer</p>
<p>Admissions Counselor and Carleton Class of '08 )</p>
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<p>Well, the 2008 election is over…or is it? Here in Minnesota, Norm Coleman and Al Franken are still having it out for the Senate seat. The margin is so small, we’ve been waiting on a hand-count! </p>
<p>So it’s no wonder we haven’t seen your application yet-you’re waiting to see who your future senator will be. You’re a discerning citizen. You’re to be applauded. </p>
<p>Just don’t forget to apply by January 15th. Complete the Common Application at app.commonapp.org or download our full application as a PDF and print it out.</p>
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<p>Dear ______,</p>
<p>At a party its cool to be fashionably late, but with college admissions, there’s just no such thing. So, whether you’re overhauling your essay or adding final details to your activities, now’s the time to polish things off!</p>
<p>Those are great. I particularly like Terin’s beer-cheese soup reference. (Sodexho used to serve it at least once a week, and Ho Bros had it daily. Midwest delicacy. You’ll either love it or think it’s like eating nacho cheese.)</p>