Contacting students
Scenero: Our school collects an interest card from a Junior in September. We tell the student that we will contact them next summer. Does the clock start ticking when we contact the student again or when we collect the request for information?
Always send initial email to them thanking them for speaking you and provide all details then and explain that you know when they will be ready but you wanted to acknowledget their initial interest. Assure the lead that you will be there for them should they need any assistance along the way. Place a calendar appt to check in with them periodically. Mail outs work too as an discrete way to let them know you want to keep them informed.
I would imagine that first initial contact is when the clock starts ticking. At my school we do high school presentations/workshops where we not only talk to them about our school but their other options as well. Since some classes are mixed we cannot assume that we are only speaking with Seniors (we actually get a good mix of Juniors)so we treat each student the same regardless of if they graduate in a couple of months or next year. Sometimes Juniors get pushed aside when in reality that's the time when young people should be seriously considering where they're going to school to make sure they are on the path to successful admission.
Highs school students are making their choice early on. I think it is importand to send certain items to the prospective student to inform them of the programs and upcoming events .
Students in high school mostly likely want info sent to them and should keep in touch with them on a regular basis and even invite them for a tour of the school.
Students are trained in High School to start early in looking at mant different career fields they want to explore before making up their minds to that job path. We should always give them the information at each time they request information. By staying in touch and keeping them informed about our college they will be more open to come here because we responded the their needs at the time they requested more information.
