Anonymous
Post 01/26/2015 11:21     Subject: Re:UMD Admissions takes the Prize Patrol approach
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Happy for the kids, but cheesy PR by the admissions staff. This is a huge school and you pick 5-6 to visit in person? Everyone else just gets to deal with the giant bureaucracy at CP.


+1. I have no problem with UMD, but I think it's classier when schools deal with admitted students the same way.


Huh? It's just PR for admission day in the home state of a Big Ten university. "Classy" is often fake and contrived.


Yep, it's a mere PR stunt, but classier schools don't pull stunts like that.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2015 10:59     Subject: Re:UMD Admissions takes the Prize Patrol approach
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Happy for the kids, but cheesy PR by the admissions staff. This is a huge school and you pick 5-6 to visit in person? Everyone else just gets to deal with the giant bureaucracy at CP.


+1. I have no problem with UMD, but I think it's classier when schools deal with admitted students the same way.


Huh? It's just PR for admission day in the home state of a Big Ten university. "Classy" is often fake and contrived.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2015 10:53     Subject: Re:UMD Admissions takes the Prize Patrol approach
Anonymous wrote:Happy for the kids, but cheesy PR by the admissions staff. This is a huge school and you pick 5-6 to visit in person? Everyone else just gets to deal with the giant bureaucracy at CP.


+1. I have no problem with UMD, but I think it's classier when schools deal with admitted students the same way.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2015 08:18     Subject: UMD Admissions takes the Prize Patrol approach
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The letter thing is not new. Son - current UMD junior - got one when he applied.


A hand written letter?


Yes. From the Department he applied to.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2015 08:12     Subject: Re:UMD Admissions takes the Prize Patrol approach
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Happy for the kids, but cheesy PR by the admissions staff. This is a huge school and you pick 5-6 to visit in person? Everyone else just gets to deal with the giant bureaucracy at CP.


And 4 to 6 years for a degree from a mediocre-minus school.


Medicore-minus? Interesting.

http://www.umdrightnow.umd.edu/university-maryland-rankings
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2015 08:10     Subject: Re:UMD Admissions takes the Prize Patrol approach
Anonymous wrote:Happy for the kids, but cheesy PR by the admissions staff. This is a huge school and you pick 5-6 to visit in person? Everyone else just gets to deal with the giant bureaucracy at CP.


And 4 to 6 years for a degree from a mediocre-minus school.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2015 08:04     Subject: UMD Admissions takes the Prize Patrol approach
Anonymous wrote:The letter thing is not new. Son - current UMD junior - got one when he applied.


A hand written letter?
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2015 08:03     Subject: Re:UMD Admissions takes the Prize Patrol approach
Happy for the kids, but cheesy PR by the admissions staff. This is a huge school and you pick 5-6 to visit in person? Everyone else just gets to deal with the giant bureaucracy at CP.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2015 21:20     Subject: UMD Admissions takes the Prize Patrol approach
Decisions coming out tomorrow.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2015 21:19     Subject: UMD Admissions takes the Prize Patrol approach
The letter thing is not new. Son - current UMD junior - got one when he applied.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2015 21:14     Subject: UMD Admissions takes the Prize Patrol approach
Wow first the letter, now this. UMD is going overboard for recruiting this year.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2015 20:55     Subject: UMD Admissions takes the Prize Patrol approach
I'm a Maryland grad and am so impressed with this! What a great idea.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2015 20:55     Subject: UMD Admissions takes the Prize Patrol approach
I'm a Maryland grad and am so impressed with this! What a great idea.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2015 20:51     Subject: UMD Admissions takes the Prize Patrol approach
Very cool!
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2015 20:49     Subject: UMD Admissions takes the Prize Patrol approach
What a fun surprise for the kids who were visited...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/01/25/just-look-at-their-faces-a-bus-full-of-admissions-staff-and-a-turtle-mascot-surprises-applicants-with-good-news/?hpid=z2