Scholarships and Awards
Who within ORA can answer questions about scholarships and awards?
What is AR?
What are the two main ways someone can apply to K-State? When do those applications open each year?
What is common app (Aug 1) and native app (July 1)?
Who is the Associate Director of Operations?
Who is Nick Brown?
What is our unofficial “commitment” to K-State for students?
What is registering for New Student Orientation (NSO)?
By what date must students send their transcript or ACT score to qualify for a higher award?
What is February 1?
What are the admissions requirements for K-State for freshmen, transfer students, and transfer subject to QA?
What is
Freshmen: 3.25 high school GPA or 21 ACT or 1060 SAT, plus 2.0 GPA on college courses taken while in high school
Transfer students: 2.0 college GPA
Transfer subject to QA: must meet admissions requirements for both freshmen and transfer students
On what days do we offer Group Visits?
What is Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays?
Who is the Associate Director of Freshman Recruitment?
Who is Courtney Hallenbeck?
Who are our two international recruiters?
Who are Andrea and Aly?
What are the KSN priority dates?
What is
Freshmen – Feb 1
Transfer students and current students – Mar 15
What are “pre-college students,” and how does their application differ?
What is
Students currently in high school who wish to take college courses
They will also need to submit information about courses they wish to take, along with school counselor and parent/guardian information
What are the four types of Campus Visits?
What is
Select Saturdays
Twilight Tours
Wildcat Welcome Tour
Academic Visit + Campus Visit
What department does ICR changes for applicants and what are their names?
What is
Records: Annie and Austin
When does the housing contract open? (month and time)
What is early December at 3PM Central?
For out-of-state freshmen and transfer students, what are the three main awards?
What is
Missouri Match
Wildcat Nonresident
Heritage Scholarship (parent/grandparent K-State alumni)
Define these applicant types: “freshman,” “transfer subject to QA,” and “transfer".
What is
Freshman: has taken 0 college credits after high school graduation
Transfer subject to QA: has taken 1-23 college credits after high school graduation
Transfer: has taken 24+ college credits after high school graduation
Who is our Events and Open House Coordinator?
Who is Caity Cline?
What three categories of recruitment is Andrew Wimp Associate Director of?
What is Transfer, Online, Adult Population?
What two people handle ICR requests for non-applicants?
Who are Cherie and Sam?
What are the priority dates for all three terms for freshman and transfers?
What is
For Freshmen
Fall – Dec 1
Spring – Dec 1
Summer – Feb 1
For Transfer
Fall – Feb 1
Spring – Dec 1
Summer – Feb 1
If a student does not meet the admissions requirements for K-State, they should still apply. What are the two ways these students might be admitted and who makes these decisions?
What is
Exceptional admissions (our evaluators make a decision based on the application)
Holistic review (a committee makes an admission based on additional materials submitted by the student)
For freshmen: Sara Blankley and Admissions Reps
For transfers: Nick Brown and Dean’s office for the program
How many days before the event does full campus visit itinerary emails come out on Slate for our four campus visits?
What is
What department makes admissions decisions for transfer students/first time freshman and what department makes admissions decisions for pre-college, returning and visiting students?
Who are
Transfer and FTT: Evaluators
Pre-college, Returning, and Visiting: Records
Step one after being admitted is to create an eID, but the student needs to wait before doing so. Why? (Describe the timeline for how Slate and KSIS interact when a student is admitted.)
What is