How do i apply for colleges to send me information to me for free via mail?

Question

i am entering my junior year of high school and i need to start looking into colleges and all of my friends are getting things in the mail and i am not sure how to apply for it.

Answer 1

I just call them and ask for a information packet or a catalog and information about enrolling. They will usually send you something in the mail or by e-mail. Just call and ask. It is that easy. If you need the number it can be found on their web page.

Answer 2

The easiest way to get information about a college is to go to the school's website and ask for information to be sent to you.  OR either call the university's admissions office and ask them to send you information.  They will ask you for your information.  Thereafter, you will receive information from them in the future too.  

Answer 3

There are many different ways to get schools to mail you information.  When I was in my junior and senior years of high school, I received mail almost daily.  The following are some suggestions as to how to get on mailing lists.

First of all, if you have any particular schools in mind that interest you, visit their website.  Choose the link for Admissions (pretty much any college or university will have a link under this title).  On the Admissions page, there's usually either a link to a form you fill out for the school to mail you information, or else there will be an email address where you can email the school for information.  You could also call the Admissions Office, but I'd recommend submitting your address electronically to ensure accuracy.  

Very, Very Important:  Do not give out your social security number until you are filling out the application; the school does not need it yet.  Your name, mailing address, email address, and possibly a phone number will be fine.  You may also want to state that you'll be applying as a freshman (as opposed to a transfer student or graduate student).  If you have an idea as to what major or field interests you, you could mention that as well.

Many college information websites, such as Petersons.com, provide you with the option to get on the mailing lists of "schools who may be interested in recruiting you."  Only use free sites; there are plenty available.  Most likely, these will just be the schools that were willing to pay the most for advertising, but you may discover schools that interest you that you might not have otherwise considered.  

Similarly, there are many free scholarship search sites which will also provide you with the option to sign up to be recruited by schools.  These sites, too, have to pay their bills via advertising fees, so again, the schools may just be whichever ones chose to advertise through this site's service, but that doesn't mean it won't be the school for you.

When you take standardized test (such as the PSAT, the ACT, and/or the SAT), there's usually a box to check if you'd like to receive information from schools trying to recruit students who fit your academic profile.  Just check the box and wait a few weeks.

Many high schools or junior/community colleges hold college fairs.  Consider attending one.  There will be representatives from many different schools there, each with little index cards asking for your contact information.  Not only do they send you mail, but at the fair itself, they often give you free prizes to promote their schools, such as pens, shirts, pom-poms, baseballs, whatever.  A few schools I encountered at my high school's college fair offered drawings for scholarships; if your name got picked and you chose to attend their school, then you got free textbooks or whatever for freshman year.  

Answer 4

usually the colleges come and seek you out. but nevertheless, start doing your research. look for magazines and websites that rate the different degree programs you are interested in. then once you find schools you are interested in, look at their website and request information there. usually it will be under a tab labeled "future students". a lot of the colleges that send you information in the mail aren't specifically geared for you. but not to worry you will probably see things soon.