Any high school student knows the stress of college emails. The constant advertising, the lures with scholarship money, and the copy and paste email they send to every student. With this, many flaws arise. Ms. Anderson, an experienced counselor, states “When students receive copious amounts of emails from colleges, they may often miss the important messages that colleges are sending. Often, we have colleges reaching out to counselors because students haven’t responded to an email that the college has sent to them that holds important information.” Emails often get lost within the never-ending inbox of a high school student.  Liliana Filice, a senior who wrapped up her college applications earlier this year, says, “I’ve received thousands of letters and emails, and to be honest, I don’t open them unless it is for schools I am interested in.” 

Ms. Anderson also sees positives to it as well, “As counselors, we are always hoping to get students to look at and consider schools they are not familiar with. Emails and mailings could provide students with an opportunity to learn about a school that may end up being a fantastic fit for them.”  When asked if colleges can take a hint, Ms. Anderson exclaimed, “Absolutely they can! All the student must do is respond to the email kindly asking the college that they be removed from the college’s mailing list.” Ultimately, there are both positives and negatives to college mail, and it doesn’t look like students (or counselors!) will catch a break anytime soon.