My son got a letter from Caltech!

CountingDown
Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:38:13 +0000

It’s just the beginning…my son has weighed his college mail over the past 2.5 years and it’s now up to 112 lbs. We collect, weigh, keep what he wants, and recycle the rest. If your S has decent scores, he’ll be hearing from many, many schools. Don’t take it personally.

If your S receives a personal letter from an admissions director suggesting he applies based on an award he received (with an actual ink signature – my S checks these things ;)), that is another story. Caltech is known to do this for major science awards and in fact, it’s part of their drive to increase interest and yield.