Stop prospect mail after enrolling elsewhere

Choosing a school does not automatically stop other colleges from mailing brochures. Write to the admissions office of each college that still sends them. Say the student has enrolled elsewhere, and ask the office to stop printed recruitment material. You do not need to close an account or withdraw anything to make this request.

By Junk Mail Magic. Updated October 2, 2026.

Send a narrow request to each sender

Sort the pile by college. From one brochure per school, copy the name and address exactly as printed, because spellings can differ between mailings.
Find the admissions contact on the college's official website instead of using a number or link printed in the brochure. Check whether the site lists a preference for mailed material.
Tell the office the student is now enrolled at another institution and ask to be removed from prospective-student mailings.
Ask specifically about postal mail. An email unsubscribe may not cover printed brochures, so ask what the office will record for the mail it sends to the student's address.
List each school you contacted and the date, so you can match any later brochure to your request.

Keep the request about marketing only

College Board says organizations that already have a student's information may keep contacting the student after a Student Search opt-out. It recommends contacting those organizations directly, which is what this request does. ACT Recruit Me is a separate voluntary program with its own opt-out form. ACT asks people registered with more than one physical or email address to submit each address.

Do not cancel test accounts, erase scores or change aid or application accounts to reduce marketing. A parent writing on the student's behalf should have the student approve each request.

Example request to an admissions office

Example for your own use. Replace the bracketed details and review what you share.

Please remove [student name as printed] at [mailing address] from printed prospective-student and admissions mailings. The student has enrolled at another institution. Please stop sending postal recruitment material such as brochures and event invitations. This request covers marketing only. It does not concern any application, test record or account.

Start with the heaviest senders

Write first to the colleges that send the most mail. Do not send this request to the school the student joined. Handle enrollment paperwork there through that school's usual channels.

Official sources

Reduce brochures after touring a campus Stop college mail that continues after Search opt-out Opt out of College Board Student Search marketing Schools and student recruitment All practical mail guides

Have an unwanted advertisement ready?

Photograph one piece you are authorized to handle, with the sender and full mailing label visible. Review the details before submitting. The first request is free; the sender controls the response.

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