this isn't college-admission season, is it?

[cellio]

My niece (Kim) is a senior in high school, which means she is in full college-search mode. A couple nights ago, my mother told me that Kim was accepted at Seton Hill and offered a scholarship for 50% of tuition. Not bad, but isn't September the wrong time of year for that? I thought you spent the fall applying to colleges, got word around February or March about acceptances/rejections, and made a decision around April or May. It strikes me as odd that a school would offer admission nearly a full year in advance of when the student will enter. (No, Kim hadn't applied for any early-admission programs, and she'll be graduating high school in May like you'd expect.)

My mother didn't know how long Kim has to respond. I suppose it could be a ploy to get kids to commit early, before they've heard back from other schools, but I'd be kind of surprised by that.

Kim really wants to go to St. Vincent, which is actually related to Seton Hill, but she'd accept Seton Hill as a second choice. (I think my sister is relieved that Kim has given up her aspirations of going "somewhere far away" for school.) Of course, at $17k per year for tuition alone, she's going to need to come up with more scholarships or other financial aid, but I think she'll stand a good chance of qualifying.

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[indigodove.livejournal.com]

A lot of places have a "rolling admissions process" now, where they accept students continuously. I was accepted into colleges I applied to in September or October of my senior year.

So, it might be early, but not by much.