Graduate Education at The University of Chicago - Just got an email from them

[moccacad]

Hey guys,

I'm an international student and I just received a general mail from gradadmissions@uchicago.edu encouraging me to apply to their graduate school. It was obviously sent to a wide range of students and it is not from the specific department I'm interested in,

But it got me thinking - how do they even know me?

I haven't sent them my GRE or TOEFL scores yet, and I'm an international student and they obviously don't approach every student in the world. So what does it mean? did any of you get the mail? does it mean that my score are high enough for them or should I just not take it seriously.

 

I copies the content of the mail for you:

 

Dear Iris,

Since 1892, scholars at the University of Chicago have been transforming society with a commitment to creative inquiry. More than 80 Nobel laureates — 16 percent of all recipients since the award was first given — have been associated with the University of Chicago, including 8 currently on the faculty. For 20 consecutive years, our graduate students have won more Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowships than students at any other U.S. educational institution.

From world-renowned astronomers to Academy Award-winning directors, our graduate alumni exemplify a legacy of accomplishment across every Division and Professional School. They include major authors (Philip Roth, AM'55), leaders in international banking (World Bank chief economist Justin Yifu Lin, PhD'86), national broadcast journalists (PBS national correspondent Ray Suarez, AM'93), famous scientists (Edwin Hubble, PhD'17), and winners of MacArthur Fellowships, Guggenheims, and Fields Medals. More than 157,000 UChicago alumni form a network that touches more than 125 countries and exemplify a stellar legacy of accomplishment reflected in every University of Chicago degree.

Graduate and professional students who enter UChicago have an unparalleled opportunity to work with a community that produces ideas consistently recognized for their impact on the world.  You can learn more about our wide variety of degree programs, student life, and resources, by exploring the Graduate Admissions website:gradadmissions.uchicago.edu. As you consider your own graduate education, we hope you consider visiting us and applying to join our community of scholars.

Sincerely,
Deborah Nelson
Deputy Provost for Graduate Education

 

Thanks!

 

[Vene]

Did you take the GRE yet? ETS may have provided different graduate schools with your profile.

[moccacad]

Thanks for your reply!

I took the GRE and the TOEFLT but didn't ask to send my grades to the university of Chicago.

I thought that it must have been ETS, but that's a bit weird because they charge 25$ to send your scores to additional universities, so why would they do that for free?

Do you know if it means that my grades are high enough for the university?

[fuzzylogician]

I don't think they actually sent your scores out to UChicago. Likelier they just shared your information and email address with them, and they are targeting you now with their ads, hoping you'll enroll in an unfunded program and pay them lots of money. Maybe ETS will only send out info for people who meet a certain cutoff but I'd be willing to bet it's not a very high cutoff. UChicago has nothing to lose if you apply to any program there. You pay an application fee, and if your credentials don't match the program requirements, they'll simply reject you. 

[moccacad]

Thanks!

[DeleteMePlease]

Such emails are just Spam...

[ahlatsiawa]

Agreed with fuzzylogician and GermanStudent. I myself got emails from UF and ND after I took my GRE.