The typical student year that we recruit
2 methods for applying to NPU
CommonApp and NPU's official app
The largest scholarship from NPU that students will be receiving
What is a merit-based scholarship?
The date in the year that is known as National Decision Day
When is May 1st?
The last contact students make with their counselors
The months in which counselors are out on the road traveling early in the cycle
What are Sept-November?
The most important item needed to officially complete a student's application
What are official transcripts?
The people responsible for admitting students
Who are Erin Matonte--FY, Malcolm Parker--TR, Mike Drake--INTL?
The ways a student can commit to North Park
What is paying in person, online, or over the phone*
EXCEPT for Dream.US students...their deposit fees are waived :)
Qualifications for students to receive full MAP and PELL grants
The average amount of fairs/visits that counselors complete in the fall cycle
What are 200 visits?
The average number of applicants each counselor receives per cycle
What are 600 applications?
The GPA students need to participate in Trustee and Promise Scholarship Competitions
What is 3.7 unweighted
The form students fill out to get their financial aid package revised for potential additional aid
What is the appeal process?
Term used when accounting for students that will withdraw even after having committed
What is melt?
The amount of Admissions events that are hosted on campus
What are 51 events?
The items needed for students that have a 2.5 gpa and below
What are letters of recommendation, personal essay, mid-year grades, and admission interviews?
The office students should contact if they had previously been enrolled, left, and want to continue their students
What is the Center for Student Engagement?
The forms students must fill out when taking out student loans
What are the Master Promissory Note and Stafford Entrance Counseling Modules?
The way in which SAT, ACT, and AP scores are uploaded
What is students requesting scores from CollegeBoard? SAT and ACT is housed in Data Entry. They upload that info into the student's account in TGX. AP scores are housed in the Registrar's Offfice.
The process in which inquiries are acquired
What are purchasing leads, attending college fairs, having group visits, and doing high school visits?
The reason students will see "100% completed" on their application even though it is not
The process in which students receive their financial aid package
What is it depends! We need to have their ssn on file to match their FAFSA to the system. Otherwise, we need to know if they have filed for the alternative app. It also depends on if the student has any corrections to be made otherwise they go on our hold list.
The timeline of students receiving Account Set Up info
What are 24-48 hrs of depositing...but it's complicated. (See a counselor for more info)*
The moment the handoff to CSE begins
When is the RSVP for Launch Day? This is not a perfect science because students are always referring back to us, but this is when we start leading students towards CSE.