<p>That’s got to be an indicator of having gone pretty mainstream. It used to be Southwest North Dakota Tech, and now it’s Texas A&M, Indiana, Alabama, Clemson, Iowa, Virginia Tech, etc. I wonder if Roger stays awake nights wondering what readership scores and extracurricular features will get CC ads to the schools on the first page of the US News rankings, just as the parents do with GPAs and ECs? :)</p>
<p>I’ve noticed but think that it’s a function of the time of year it is…application season. What I thought was so funny is that right after the Ivy’s announced their admisisons/rejections last spring, I started seeing all these ads for a school to learn car repair. What was the thinking? “Rejected from all Ivys? Still time to go to our school to learn to repair cars.”</p>
<p>I am surprised they don’t do more store ads in the parent cafe forum. We have so many discussions about fashion for women our age and where we like to shop, you would think some of those stores would hop on the band wagan to do some advertising here. I think it’s silly to advertise colleges on here because after all most of us know a lot about schools our kids want to apply to. By advertsing Phoenix Uni is going to get anyone more interested per se. But if NM were to advertise their sale or new fall line, I would be on it very fast.</p>
<p>I only see the ads when I tap into CC from work and use IE. Here at home my son set up the computer to be ad-free.</p>
<p>I’ve noticed the upgrade in college ads.</p>
<p>Oldfort- got an email from NM the other day inviting me to the online, 2 hours only, “mid-day dash!” </p>
<p>Don’t they know I have to WORK??? I think that would just be cruel to have their ads on here. I waste enough time on CC as it is when I’m supposed to be working. I can’t imagine how little I would get done if I was also tempted to visit stores during the day.</p>
<p>sabaray - we need to set or priority, shopping before work. I thought I remember seeing an ad for a face cream (anti-aging something).</p>
<p>The first time I saw an ad from my alma mater (Va Tech), I was afraid that my school had suddenly plummeted to a 4th tier school, since that was all I had previously seen advertised here. Thanks for the reassurance that perhaps this isn’t the case! </p>
<p>(p.s. After re-reading my post, I hope I don’t set myself up for school rivalry posts from UVA fans, insinuating that perhaps this IS the case, now!! 
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<p>No danger, GrizzMom. Tech’s a great school. UVA’s a great school. They’re just different.</p>
<p>Over the summer the ads were from the same schools that were sending my 09 son post cards that said, “It’s not too late to apply!”</p>
<p>I’m still getting the lower tier school ads like Arcadia, Wright State, and Daemon. I think they saw the ACT score I posted :(</p>
<p>I have clicked on a few of the ads for schools I had not heard of or schools I had wanted to check out at sometime.</p>
<p>Of course, I had not noticed the changing tier levels, so I doubt I’m the college savvy consumer they are hoping for.</p>
<p>There once was a thread that showed how ads are tailored to the CC poster- different posters had some different ads. I had to do a double take during the election year when I saw the “Go Bama” top ads- I first processed “Obama” before realizing Alabama goes by the “Bama” moniker. Currently I have a Michigan Tech ad on top and a red UA (whatever that is) on the left. Mich Tech is not first tier way up north in the UP and “UA”??? Oh, clicked on UA- U of Alabama Tuscaloosa. I’m still not getting nationally known schools.</p>
<p>I’m getting St. Vincent and Hamline. </p>
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<p>ole miss here…</p>
<p>one day when I posted about a gadget I liked, I got ads related to that gadget. CC is performing psychic feats.</p>
<p>I ignore ads here just like I ignore them on TV. Now that I’m looking, I did see Va Tech, but also Northwestern College in Iowa, New Jersey City something, and now U of Alabama.</p>