Yield Season!

Yield season is in full swing here at Stonehill College! What exactly is yield? "Yield" is the number of students that decide to come to Stonehill out of the number that have been accepted. At this time of year you can often hear Admissions Counselors bragging to one another about their high yield in a particular geographic territory. It's kind of like our own mini claim to fame.

Yield events at Stonehill include open houses, off campus receptions and Days at the Hill. We recently had five Days at the Hill which are mini open houses that are separated by major. This gives accepted students the opportunity to meet current students in their anticipated major, speak with faculty, and learn about what Stonehill has to offer in their area of academic interests. Below are some photos from a few recent Days at the Hill!


Tour during Day at the Hill


Dogs come to Open Houses too! They are part of the family after all!




Admissions Counselors in action....kinda

Next post: My adventures recruiting in Pennsylvania!

Vacation Week!

While many of you may been on break this week from school, we're working harder than ever! April break tends to be one of the busiest weeks of the year at Stonehill College. We greet hundreds of visitors from Accepted Students to Prospective Sophomores and Juniors who are just starting their college search. Since it's such a crazy week we suggest that you register for a tour or Group Information Session in advance by calling 508-565-1373. We have limited space so please call early for the best availability. For dates and times check out this link to the visit calendar http://www.stonehill.edu/x13440.xml.

If you can't fit us in over April break, there's plenty of time this summer! The summer calendar is also available online so that you can plan ahead. http://www.stonehill.edu/x12725.xml

We look forward to meeting you!

Wait List-FAQ

Now that decision letters have been mailed, we figured it would be a good time to address a lot of the common questions we've received about the waitlist.

Why is the waiting list established?

Unfortunately there is only so much classroom and residence hall space on campus. The students we place on the waitlist can fill these spots if we do no have the correct number of deposited students from the accepted applicant pool.

Now that I have the option of being placed on the waiting list, what do I do next?

If you would like to reserve a place on the waiting list, then please return the enclosed Waiting List Response Card as soon as possible (but no later than April 1). We only keep people active on the waiting list that return the post card. We will also accept any updated grades/progress reports, letters or emails that state your interest in Stonehill. These can be faxed to 508-565-1545 or emailed to admissions@stonehill.edu.

How many people are currently on the waiting list?

We will not know the exact number until after April 15. In the past few years approximately 200-300 students chose to remain on the waiting list.


Can you give me an idea of how many students will eventually be accepted off the waiting list this year?

Since every year is so different, this is a very hard number to predict. Just to give you an example, in the past five years we have accepted as many as eighty and as few as ten students off the wait list.

Is the waiting list ranked?

No, we do not rank the waitlist. If we decide to take students off the waitlist, we will review all of the applicants and choose those that are the most qualified.


Should I deposit at another college?

Yes- in the chance that we do not take you off the waitlist, you will need a school to attend next fall! If you are taken off the waitlist at Stonehill, we will refund your deposit elsewhere up to $500.

If I am admitted, how will I be notified?

We prefer to call students to take them off the waitlist. You will later receive your official offer of Admission via mail.

When will I be notified if I am accepted?

You will be notified as soon as possible, but usually not earlier than April 15-30. Once the class is fully enrolled, all students remaining on the waiting list will be notified by letter no later than July 1 that we will not be offering admission to any more students.

Will there be any financial aid for students taken off the waiting list?

Historically, the College does award financial aid to students accepted from the wait list. We are uncertain at this time if we will be able to guarantee meeting all of a student’s demonstrated need.

Anddddd they're off!

Regular Decision letters are in the mail!

Admissions Counselors say a final farewell to over 5,800 applications

Proud parents

The next time you see these, they'll be in your mailbox!

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• If you are already an accepted member of the class of 2013, click here to join the Official Class of 2013 Facebook Group

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Update on Letters

Hello!

A few updates from the Office:

• Final decisions are being made and letters are already beginning to be sent out. A portion of our decision letters were sent out last week.
• The rest of our decisions should be going out by mid/late next week...Some may go even earlier than that.
• Financial Aid info will follow shortly after the arrival of the decision letter
• Invites to specific Open Houses that we are hosting in late March and throughout April will be included in your acceptance packets.
• Please note we are also offering several Senior Class Visit Days for accepted students. For more info on those click here

Don't hesitate to contact us with questions!

Decision Letters

We've taken you through the process of reviewing applications and the path your application takes throughout our office. Let's finish our journey with decision letters!

Meet Erin. She painstakingly checks EVERY decision letter multiple times to make sure that we send the correct letter. She then separates the folders into batches (marked by post-its) to keep everything super organized. This enables us to find a folder quickly as we are simultaneously preparing decision letters. Here is Erin holding one of the many post-its that that take control of her office all winter.

The infamous batches. This picture was taken in Erin's office just before Early Action letters were sent out last month.

Next we prepare the packets to be mailed. The last step before we send them off!

Sandy checks ANOTHER time to make sure the address label matches your decision letter. As you can see, we really hate to make mistakes. The next time you see this letter, it will be in your hands!

Regular Decision will be mailing out within the next few weeks. We'll post pictures of the mailing once it goes out so stayed tuned!