Exploring Colleges = Free T shirts

Many of you have read my earlier posts which included talking about emailing colleges to ask for information ...... and of course promotional material such as t-shirts.  Initially, Tara sent out about 200 emails, and we have continued to email at least 5 colleges a day.....there are thousands across the country.  This is actually turning out to be quite educational, as it is interesting to see how each school markets themselves, the responses they give, as well as the information that is sent.  A lot has been learned about big schools and small, as well as public and private colleges.   I am most impressed by the schools that opt for personal communication, asking specifics, and following up.  Who knows, she may just wind up at a totally unexpected school in 5 years, simply because of this project.

The emails started getting sent 8 days ago, so far 10 shirts have arrived, about 25 packets, a few pennants, lots of pens and pencils, and couple of water bottles.   We had read on a blog where someone got over 1000 shirts in one summer, not sure this household will reach those numbers......but you never know.

This is an incredible and fun project for any middle or high school kid, such an opportunity to learn about schools around the country.  I encourage anyone to try it, and please let me know your results!!!!

I'm pretty certain that my mailman is less than thrilled about the amount of mail that she has to leave on my doorstep every day as it won't fit in the mailbox :)