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The tuition charge shall be for institutional purpoes only. Any additional fee for activities, books, equipment, and room and board shall not be included in the school's tuition charge. This was a real poser for me, while I was reading it I kept thinking all-inclusive tuiton over and over and over. Many schools advertise this. Is this not okay in Ohio?

accredited

I appreciate now know that we are accredited by the Ohio State Board and supposed to be. Because several students have applied and attended schools in which they visited and found they were not State Board schools.

print ads

I agree that print ads should not ever talk about salary ranges for angyone. what i've found is that students have been responding better when theyre told the truth about the fact that admissions cannot determne a future salary.

Advising

As Agents we must be aware of our roll. We are not typically the person who makes marketing for our institutions we follow the marketing. We are not typically the person who sets policy we follow policy. Our job is to inform perspective students of our schools, so that they can make an informed decision about their future.

Student Services

I believe that student services though it is an important part of the student experience, should not be over sold! As agents we must be careful not to over state the out comes of a students employment through our student services department.

Paper Work

One Thing I think about handling student files is that we should be very clear on how to handle sensitive student information, that's why we should understand how to file away information in the school and with state requirements.

Agents are not counselors

Our job as agents is to represent the admissions process, not to counsel students, we are to explain the admissions process in detail and answer any admissions qeustions

Lots of Information

Although training can be long and, at times, boring...it is important to stay mentally fresh in order to better retain the information. Since this is such a highly regulated industry, all of the training information is necessary to learn and understand in order to be good in Admissions. Why else is it important to pay attention to this information?

Knowing your programs

The more you know about your programs and student services the better you can inform your potiental students about their options. What are some good ways to let your students know about these options?

Marketing

It is important for an agent to know and understand the various ways a school advertises. What are some good ways to understand and know these various way?

Understanding The Standards

It is very important that you understand the standards set by your insitution. The standards set, no matter how high, will help you gain a better understanding of goals you can also set for yourself in helping someoone in serach of reachin their educational goals.

Advice

What is some advice anyone could give on helping the student fill out the admissions paperwork?

New Admissions Rep

Hello to everyone. My name is Jennifer. I am a new Admissions Rep. I look forward to learning new and interesting things. With that said, how is the best way to better connect with our future students?

New Rep

As a new admissions rep, I would like to be able to communicate with my my potential student better. what's the best way to gain their trust?

Enrollment process

Understanding the enrollment process, helps communicate with the sudent better. what other techniques help you?

KNOW THE DIFFERENCE

How has knowing the difference between, a counselor and an agent helpped you?

Increasing Student Understanding

It is extremely important that enrollment requirements, policies, tuition and fees, and refund policies are clearly presented to the student. This is the first stage of helping the student get involved in the education process. If a student has a clear understanding of what they are entering into and the process, they will feel more confident and involved in the school. Vaguely discussing, or skimming over these important items can lead to confusion and stress in a student, which will ultimately effect retention and student success. What other benefits do you think can come from increasing student understanding in these areas?

Forum 4

There is so much great information in this forum. What do you believe are the best qualities an admissions representative should have? Do you feel that marketing strategies should be made primarily from the employees who work at the school?

Marketing

I learned a lot of important information in the section 3. Do you feel there should be more restrictions on the marketing plans for schools in Ohio?

New Students

I thought that this chapter was very helpful to my training. I think it is so important for students to have a very knowledgable admissions representative to give them the information they need. Is there any other information that you believe should be included in the interview process that is not yet in the Ohio Board?