educators in international hs students symposium
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Thinking of applying to college in the US?
Recruitment includes, but is not limited to the following: • Travel• Events• Purchasing Leads• Publications• Name Buys • Collaborative Agreements • Scholarships
The Admissions Process
A Sense of Place at UMaine
• Admissions Counseling: –responding to phone and email enquiries, and connecting with students in person and virtually
•The Application Review
–The Common Application
•Awarding of Scholarships
Avoid becoming overconfident:
College applicants need to make an effort to stand out from the crowd
What does mean for me?
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Make the Process Work for You
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•Pay close attention to requirements and deadlines
•Make contact with the university via telephone or email to keep track of the information your receive
•When in doubt- ASK! Be your own advocate!
Make the process work for you
Communicating with Admissions Offices
Bad examples
All requests, key points are buried in the email only:
• No subject line
• Important! Read immediately!
• Re: admissions
• Student application
Good Example• Should I include my volunteer hours in my application?
• Was my application submitted on Friday April 6 received?
• Website not taking my online payment
Use smart subject lines
Create a signature and change your settings so it is appended to each outgoing email
Lea Kalili High School Junior Panahou SchoolHonolulu, HI 96822
“I think he is an international student.”
Marcus TrejoInternational High School Student Camden Hills Regional High School Camden, ME 04843
Email Writing Strategies
• Use a Greeting (with a name if you have one)
• Use gender neutral expressions
• Use Polite Expressions (you can’t be too formal)
• Avoid demanding statements
Email Writing Strategies
• Say what you would like in the first two sentences – get to the point!
•Check your spelling and ~grammer~!•Avoid using slang or short forms (u, y, r)•Reread and have someone else ready your email if necessary before sending it off
• Make sure you send your documents to the right institution
Email Writing Strategies
Let’s explore an example.
Is this email in line with the recommendations?
Your turn
Hello,As soon as I saw your message in my inbox Mail, I got so excited to hear back from you; because I believe that going to Bryant University is going to chance my life in a completely different way I believe I can achieve all my goals at University of Maine at Orono. I know that as an international student sometimes can be hard to learn a foreign language which it would be my case because I came to America last year with absolutely not knowledge of this new language reason why day by day I tried to prove to myself that I was able to learn a new language and at the same time work hard on my subjects. This year as my senior year I'm looking forward to be part of your University .
Thank you very much for replying back to my message I am very happy and hopefully be part of your community.
About the TOEFL test I took them last weekend but I haven't received my scores yet but , as soon as I get them I will have them send to you.And I was wondering if may you give me the chance to Skype at some point so you can get know me better?
UMaine Office of International Programs Blog http://umaineoip.blogspot.com/
The College Admission Process http://www.nacacnet.org/research/publicationsresources/marketplace/documents/gcap2011_web.pdf
SALT Scholarship Search Tips for International Students Video Scholarships for International Students
What College Admissions Officers Look For
Additional Resources
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