If you apply to other schools that also use the Standard App, they can tell what schools you have applied to. Most schools say on their websites “do not send emails or letters” to admissions other than what is requested in the admissions packet. Followup phone calls however are not restricted, and if you happen to remember a question you wanted to ask that your son/daughter forgot about in the interview…well you can get your name back in front of them for memory. We found that some AO did ask what other schools my DD was applying to so they could one-up their school by comparison. Legacy is BIG at every school, they are honored and revered and mentioned during the school year.