Don't know whether to laugh or cry!

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<p>D1 got her first college contact (both Ds are soph.) via email after taking the PLAN. Here we go again…</p>

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<p>concerneddad, what is the PLAN?</p>

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<p>My S is also in 10th grade. He told me he checked the “no” box on the psat for college contacts and also declined a similar offer at school to receive mailings from colleges. Today, he received FIVE envelopes from colleges! Coincidence? I don’t think so! The colleges must all be using the same mass mailing company. 2 of the letters actually have the same postmark, the others had none.</p>

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<p>dstark, the PLAN is a pre-ACT test.</p>

<p>NJ: Yes, they must all start mailing at, or near, the same time.</p>

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<p>Yep, and my junior D got her first mailing yesterday that specifically mentioned her performance on the PSAT.</p>

<p>In their first sentence Carleton says-“There are lots of colleges and universities in this country-more than 3,500, in fact. Within a few months,you’ll probably feel like you’ve heard from all of them.” Oh joy.O rapture. LOL. (I actually get a kick out of it- even now.)</p>

<p>On the same day another school (I’ve already lost the envelope) referenced her PLAN performance last year. The fun just keeps a’coming.</p>

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<p>My son put my e-mail address down when he took the PSAT. For the past couple of weeks I’ve been getting 5-10 e-mails a day addressed to my son. I politely asked him if he wanted me to forward them to his e-mail address. I’m not sure if the look on his face was horror or disgust.</p>

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<p>Hey, Cdad…denial has always worked for me! Junior S got his first letter from a university yesterday. H handed it to me, and said, “Well, it’s started…” in the same tone of voice that one would use to announce the arrival of The Boogyman. I started to open it, like I do all of the mail that he hands to me, and we both screamed in horror and exclaimed at the same time, “WHAT AM (are) I (you) DOING?!” Yes, it’s started. :p</p>

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<p>Well, the other shoe dropped, as D2 got her first email. At least there is peace in the house!</p>

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<p>Same here, just got finished with h.s. senior and here it comes for h.s. junior!</p>

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<p>I got my first college mail from Drexel University after taking the PSATs as a freshman! Colleges should at least have the decency to wait until junior year :mad:</p>