What to make of this letter in the mail

I recently was cold e-mailing a bunch of small IBs around my area and today I got an interesting letter in the mail from one.

Dear _______,

Thank you for your interest in _________ and in a potential position as an analyst in our firm.

We have received your resume and it is currently in our "active" file. Your achievements are impressive and we believe that you are the caliber of candidate that could make significant contributions to our firm.

Once we have had the opportunity to review all candidate resumes, we will be in contact with you regarding next steps.

Again, thank you for your interest in ________


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Sounds like you got your foot in the door. Email whoever you emailed at the firm (or the contact info that is on the letter) in a week or two (aim for a later date) saying that you received their letter and that you are still very interested in joining the firm.

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