<p>I think you mean EA.</p>
<p>yes, EA. I tend to use them interchangeably. I can only remember which one is which if I stop and really think about it. I suspect that as the move towards non-binding acceptances becomes complete, and only one term is needed, Early Decision will become the preferred term for that situation. But it will be the colleges’ decision, not the students’ decision, which is early and binding. </p>
<p>The current situation with ED and EA is sort of like having “Coke Classic” and “New Coke”. One will eventually prevail (probably non-binding EA), and then get the better known term, which is Early Decision.</p>
<p>I’ve been called twice by Clark and once by UCONN</p>
<p>Texas137
Your S has great choices</p>
<p>I live in CA and up until last week I got so much junk mail and phone calls from schools I had never even thought about applying to, let alone heard of…it has definitely slowed down now.</p>
<p>A couple of nights ago, son received a call from the football coach at Allegheny (he has been accepted there). Nice touch, but he doesn’t play football. Military recruiters from the Marines, Army and Air Force (I think) have called.</p>
<p>I got a few calls from colleges I’d never even heard of. On one, the guy talked so quietly and fast that I couldn’t understand what he was saying. I still can’t remember the college’s names. It was kind of flattering, though.</p>
<p>Junk mail–especially email–slowed down considerably after I unchecked the boxes on princeton review and college board.</p>
<p>ive gotten a few calls from U of Portland and endless letters and viewbooks in the mail from them</p>
<p>I’m just browing through messages, lurk more than post (can tell my my posts #). DS found a way to close off the marines from their calling. He’s been very nice all along, but the last time he finally said that he really wasn’t interested in them and didn’t think they’d be interested in him as he has ADD and takes ritalin and has flat feet. Their only last question to him was if he had any friends that may be interested!</p>
<p>My D got two calls tonight alone. The first was from Neuman College in Pa and the second Mary Baldwin College in Virginia. Mary Baldwin offered her $8500 a year in scholarships over the tele. I looked it up on the internet and its a small womans college in Virginia. They must have gotten our tele # from when my D took the PSATS, because they had her PSAT score, and asked what her sats were.</p>
<p>Tulane has been nagging me for awhile now, lol - email, letters, and now on the phone. They left a message on my machine today that they were extending my “personalized” application deadline to Feb. 1 and waiving the fee. I’m guessing that means I’d get in if I applied, and New Orleans would be cool…but I’ve been done with apps for awhile now and I don’t really feel like going through the hassle of filling out another, even if it has been started for me.</p>
<p>One of the Davidson admissions people whom I’d talked with at a college fair at school called me in December to check that I was still planning to apply…I thought that was kind of cool.</p>
<p>Being a perspective grad student, the worse calls are those schools on the East Coast in the early morning. I appreciate the attention of the schools, but come on! Is it necessary to call me at 5:30 pst? It is a testament to the cutthroat business that is higher academia…</p>
<p>i get call from colleges and college soccer coaches, but I believe that I have “requested additional information” from every college that has called.</p>
<p>military has sent me abuncha crap too</p>
<p>S just got a very nice letter from Carelton which referred to his PSAT scores (223). The letter said I paraphrase 'there are approximately 3500 colleges in the US and within a few months, you’ll probably feel like you’ve heard from all of them." We had a good laugh at that. At this point, is there any way to stop the unsolicited mail?</p>
<p>Once you get a card or e-mail, you can check a box asking for them not to send any more info. You will still get their first mailing though.However it is not always a bad thing. My son discovered CMC after a PSAT mailing and that led him to investigate that school as well as other Claremonts where he ended up. He may not have even heard of the schools otherwise.</p>
<p>I started getting phone calls and mailings after I took my SATs.
Barton College called me a few times, SCAD, VCU, Brown, Elon, La Salle, SSU, ASU, William and Mary, American, Appalachian State, and others, all within 2 weeks of taking the SAT.</p>
<p>Carolyn, I believe that a school can track who visits their website and obtain an address without too much trouble.</p>
<p>I haven’t gotten any calls yet. But I’ve got like 20+ letters.</p>
<p>I got a call from a BU alumni in my area. We just chatted for a few minutes and she told me some stuff about how the food is good and the professors are really personal.</p>