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I have a question about solicitation emails from schools. Yesterday, I received an email from an Ivy League School, one of the top universities in my field of interest. I wasn't planning on applying since I didn't think I would be competitive, and I am already applying to host of other great schools. Therefore, I have not sent them GRE scores, or created an account, etc. I have had zero contact with this school previously. So, you can imagine my surprise when I was emailed by the Department at this school with an email that says I had been "identified as a strong candidate" for their PhD program and that they are hopeful I will apply. The remainder of the email goes on to describe the program (seems generic). Has this ever happened to anyone? Do some schools just spam people with a form letter like this? The only thing I can think of that caused this is that on my most recent GREs I scored near perfectly in writing and verbal. Are schools able to reach out to ETS and see scores and solicit good candidates? Any thoughts would be appreciated so I know if I should go for it and apply!