Received a letter 10/6/2006 from Stony Brook University (third one!), with an admission application and a viewbook. I finally figured out what SUNY means!!! Why does New York get its own acronym for its universities?
Read more...Received an oversized postcard 10/6/2006 from University of Michigan. On the front it has a ton of names listed, and the back explains that they "are a few of the great thinkers and writers Honors students encounter each year" in one of their Honors courses. Amid the likes of Robert Browning, Frederick Douglass and Albert Einstein are listed Angela Davis and Paul McCartney. Apparently Davis was a sixties rebel, and McCartney needs no explanation. And they listed them all in alphabetical order. (Not that it's bad, but I'd prefer them to be by area, or by time period.)
Read more...Received a letter 10/5/2006 from Stony Brook University with a big brochure included. The brochure unfolds so one side can be displayed as a poster. Why?
Read more...Received a letter 10/3/2006 from Illinois Institute of Technology, with a reply envelope included. The bottom of this letter is the reply form, telling me to "get your RESERVED COPY of IIT's Innovative Application today!" It even has a username and password all ready for me to use. Well, at least a technology institute is making use of the most prevalent technology...
Read more...Received a visit brochure 9/29/2006 from Smith College. One visit day was the day before; the other is Veterans' Day. In Massachusetts. Yep. No can do.
Read more...Received a visit brochure 9/27/2006 from University at Buffalo. Very cute. It advertises a Fall Open House - scheduled for October 28th. Yet another case of a belated letter.
Read more...Received a letter 9/27/2006 from Marietta College, with a reply card included. And guess what? If I returned the enclosed card, I'd "be eligible to participate in our Priority Early Application Process. As an early applicant, we will waive your application fee and guarantee you a decision by October 1st." Yah right. I'd return the reply card, receive an admission application, fill it out, send it in, be considered and get a letter back - all in three days. What a way to promise the moon....
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