Hey Everyone,
I am sorry it has been a little while since my last post. However, I would like to update you on the typical life of a college admissions rep. during the fall ...
Last week was the Capital Area Consortium College Fair series in the greater Hartford area in Connecticut. What is a consortium? Well, this particular consortium is 18 high schools in 5 days, including a college fair each night and 3 visits during the day. They give us a break on Friday, only scheduling 2 visits on that day ... Of course I had to try to be a superstar and plan another visit Friday afternoon. After Friday, I also planned an on-site application review at Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford, CT.
Last week was very tiring, but also very rewarding. It is tough getting up to be at a school half an hour (or more) away for a fair that starts at 7:45 a.m. ... But when you see the smiling faces and excitement on the other side of the table, you know it is all worth it. This was particularly true on Friday afternoon in Hartford, as I got to sit down one-on-one with each student that applied to go over his/her application to UNH. The event was so successful that I am going back on November 6!
On top of visiting schools every day (which nearly every member of our staff does), we all have responsibilities to the operation of the office as well. Me personally? I manage "electronic recruitment" for the university ... which means I oversee this blog, all of our social networks (like Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, etc.), and our participation in online college fairs like EducationXpo and CollegeWeekLive. Last night we also had an ONLINE CHAT on our website ... and we had nearly 30 students in both our admissions counselors room and current students room at any given time. We were really, really busy.
In addition, I am still in the process of organizing our Charger Ambassador program, which is a program that recognizes current UNH students for helping us out with events where we host prospective students. This includes Charger Days, overnight stays, online chats, posting blogs, etc.
All of this, and I still respond to all of my e-mails and voicemails somehow! This week I have visits every day, but at least I have a break from some night fairs ... Tonight is Monday Night Football with my buddy Josh!
