IT'S NOT WHAT IT SEEMS!

I recently signed on a college planning client who used to work in the recruiting department of a VERY well known university. In speaking with them, she informed me that not only does a student get examined and judged upon the basic standards of admission to the respective university but also to the college sponsoring the major.

I know, I know...you're thinking. DUH!

Well I found it interesting that a student could have gotten into say Purdue or IU based upon academics for business or Nursing but because they chose say Engineering or Dental Hygiene as their choice, they may get denied....WHY.

Because that particular major for that particular school for that particular class was extremely competitive and your student's scores were not high enough (when compared to the other students in that pool of applicants for that major). They would have been accepted if they had chosen an alternate pursuit!

What this begs you to know is that the college selection and doing your homework ahead of time as to where some legitimate alternatives are......IS WORTH IT!

Case in point:

• Anderson University about 5 yrs ago was aggressively marketing and recruiting students (in my opinion).
• Anderson University today is seeing a significant increase in their applications & to that point, they are limiting their aid (in my opinion). Good for them, not so good for you!

Be sure to take time and seek competing alternative programs for your particular major so that in the event 1 or 2 programs are not interested, others may be!

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Thanks,

Jon