<p>They likely got your name form the College Board’s SSS:</p>
<p>The College Board’s Student Search Service® helps introduce students to higher education and opportunities by offering them the ability to provide personal and preferential information to colleges and scholarship programs that are looking for students like them — all at no cost to the student.</p>
<p>When students take a College Board exam, they can choose to participate by actively opting in to Student Search during the registration process. The vast majority of exam-takers opt in to Student Search to receive information about admission, financial aid and other postsecondary opportunities without being solicited by commercial entities. </p>
<p>Students consistently report that while they enjoy receiving information about familiar colleges and universities, they especially enjoy hearing from colleges and universities with which they were previously unfamiliar. This is particularly the case for students currently underrepresented in higher education and students from first-generation college families.</p>
<p>College Board exams with Student Search opt-in options:</p>
<p>PSAT/NMSQT®
SAT®
AP® (Advanced Placement)
SAT Subject Tests™
PSSS (Preliminary SAT Scoring Service)
More than 1,100 colleges, universities and scholarship programs use Student Search every year to find the right students for their programs, scholarships and special activities. Through Student Search, they can address diversity, be more inclusive in their recruiting efforts and reach out to students who might not otherwise be aware of postsecondary opportunities.</p>
<p>The College Board maintains strict eligibility requirements for colleges, universities and scholarship organizations that want to use Student Search for recruiting students. Only accredited colleges and universities, and only nonprofit scholarship and educational opportunity organizations, may access student information. The College Board also monitors communication between Student Search users and students in order to ensure compliance with Student Search’s usage policies.</p>