The transfer of credits is very important in regards to the student and to the institution. The student has to keep up to date and read in the institution's catalog to see if there is the option of transferring credits. Some institutions will not accept credits, others will. All institutions should accept credits, after all the student has studied and taken them, might as well accept the credits so the student can look forward to their future and graduating quicker to get to where they want to be.

I believe it is probably the most critical and important aspect to a school to have student services available to students. Many students rely on this source to get an idea of which road to take at the institution and rely on advice from the adviser. This can be a make or break point for a student. Personally, I have had some great experiences from a student adviser from the student services department, but then again I have had some terrible experiences as well. It all depends on the person advising, so it is also key to have a person that actually cares about the student's future and issue going on with him/her at the moment.

It is very important for the institution to give a complete and thorough overview of the specific guidelines as to the financial matter to the student. The institution is given the opportunity to help students regarding financiability and that is very important.

In reference to the required admissions test for all institutions, I believe it gives a perfect overview and insight as to how to prepare ourselves for any given circumstances as they come along. At first, I thought the required admissions test was a bit of waste of time, but now that I have read carefully and thoroughly through this process, it is worth the time and gives detailed information that is important and useful for the future in working within an institution.

What is the best way to Advertise your school?

New ones are always helpful in our field to be able to help our students and our school. If lost, go back to basics. It works.

I am curious to know your thoughts on the importance of proper spelling and punctuation amongst Admissions professionals. Do you believe that proper or improper use can impact a prospective students' decision to enroll? Do you believe that it can affect current students as well? Of course the increase in texting has caused many to shorten words and not bother with punctuation, but as educated professionals, we should know the difference and when to apply these accordingly. We are employed with a higher educational facility so what does it say of us when we begin an e-mail to a prospective student with "hi enrollment x"? No capitilization to begin sentences. I have even seen professionals using slang spellings, such as "thanks". If I were seeking higher education, I would never enroll with an individual or the school that employed the individual if an initial e-mail from them was littered with no capitalization, slang terms and smiley faces. Do you believe we should be the change we wish to see in our students and graduates?

Before becoming an admissions representative I had a lot of concerned for this part in particular. For the moment I can’t think of something as important as to responsibly informing a prospective student regarding his/her transferability of credits. As I’m so concerned about it, I’ll do my very best in thoroughly studying this information. I can’t think of providing nothing but the most factual information in this matter. Credits represent hard work, long hours and money. I would simply hate for a student to have his/her hard work go to waste because of the lack of the right information.

Key to the role of admissions representative is to get familiar thoroughly with all the programs an institution has to offer. Considering my own experience, I know how easy it is to overlook some programs when one focuses so much on balancing college studies with different personal responsibilities. There are so many resources a college can offer that it is crucial for the admissions representative to make a prospective student aware of all these programs. These services can vary from tutoring to counseling and it might just the right lifesaver for a student when striving for the aforementioned balance.

While it might seem tedious at first to learn every regulation regarding the admission process, I can picture being a great source of motivation the fact that at the end it will only benefit tremendously a prospective applicant who is excited about starting his/her classes. The better I study these rules the better I will do at the helping potential students with a smoother transition. At the same time, the institution I work for will be represented professionally.

I realize a lot of people have discussed this already, but being my first time in this position, and after studying this particular section, I’m much more aware as to how crucial this role is. Not only are we the first point of contact for our institutions with the public in general, but we bear great responsibility in helping prospective students make one of the most important commitments in life. I just look forward to doing my best in fulfilling all expectations in this rewarding job.

On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate the importance of using proper spelling, capitalization to begin sentences and punctuation to end, in our role as Admissions Representatives? Of course the increase in texting has caused many to shorten words and not bother with punctuation, but as educated professionals, we should know the difference and when to apply accordingly. We are employed with educational facilities so what does it say of us when we begin an e-mail to a prospective or future student with "hi enrollment x. i look forward to seeing you soon and no that you will be successful. thanx :-)" Do you believe we should be the change we wish to see in our students and graduates?

It's great that we have individual private schools where students can acquire short term educational courses and be on the work field to guarantee a support for themselves.

Admission paperwork should be clearly stated and verbally reviewed until the student is clear on understanding all aspects of student enrollment agreement.

It would be grafting to be able to place all students, unfortunately this is not always possible. Yet we are able to give instruction on how to contact different agencies and encourage them to continue in the medical field.

What do you say as a rep?

Do all types of marketing and make sure your marketing is within the rules and regs.

It is so important to always stay up on changes in this industry, it can only make you better and your school better.

Is training the best way to stay up to date on all the changes and if so, what is the best number of trainings to have per quarter.

A student comes in and knows that they are interested in doing nursing shoud we as representatives show them other programs ITT offers.