SHU Undergraduate Admissions

Memorial Day Break

Hi Again Everyone!

Kevin from the admissions office checking in with you all.  I wanted to post a quick blog before taking a long overdue break for a couple of days.  For the first time since September, the admissions office gets to take a few days to relax before returning to the office to work on recruiting the Class of 2013! 

This week has been busy for the admissions office.  For the first time in the history of the University, we conducted Spring Regional Interviews.  For those of you who don't know, Regional Interviews, are when we as an admissions office come to your hometown and conduct interviews at a local hotel.  This week we were in Mahwah, NJ and Islandia, NY (Long Island for anyone who has never heard of Islandia!).  The interviews were a huge success and were completely booked almost 2 weeks in advance.  Congratulations to the juniors who were in attendance at these interviews, you are truly getting a head start on the application process and are moving in the right direction towards obtaining admission to the school of your choice!

For any juniors reading this blog, some advice for your summer plans, VISIT COLLEGES YOU ARE INTERESTED IN!  Almost all schools offer tour schedules during the summer, and it is a great way to narrow your personal list of schools when trying to find the right fit.  Also see if the schools you are visiting offer interviews.  Interviews can be a huge help in the application/admission process.  In addition to providing you the opportunity to brag about yourself, interviews allow you to determine if the school you are meeting with is really a good fit for your college/career interests.  For more information on when you can visit Sacred Heart, click the link im providing. http://www.sacredheart.edu/pages/2773_visit_shu.cfm

Well, I hope you find this small piece of advice helpful.  I will check in again next week.  Take care and have a great Memorial Day Weekend.  Cheers to nice weather!

-Kevin

P.S.  I am attaching some pics of what SHU's campus looks like this time of the year, hope you can visit soon!  

Happy Friday!

Hi Everyone,

It's Kevin from the Admissions Office checking in again.  It's been a little longer then I would have liked since the last time I posted a blog.  My apologies, I will try to be better now that the summer is almost here! It's hard to believe that the majority of our students are back home for the summer and another school year has passed.  The only students left on campus are our seniors, and they are participating in the SHU tradition, "Senior Week."  This tradition allows students to move back into their freshman dorms for their last ever week as undergraduate college students!  Pretty neat tradition right?! 

I had the pleasure of traveling to Atlantic City, NJ this week for the NJACAC conference at the Sheraton.  It was a very valuable conference that I hope will benefit me in working with students like yourself.  For example,  for any students coming to visit campus this summer, you will get to see something better then just a plain, vacant, room on your tour.  Come and visit to see what I am talking about.

If you want to schedule a visit, contact Elaine Lupo at 203-371-7881.  We will have tours beginning on June 2 for much of the summer. 

Well, I just wanted to say hello.  I will write again soon.  Be sure to check back soon as I will try to add some pictures from the graduation ceremonies.  Take care and enjoy the weekend!

Post May 1 Madness!

Hello again everyone!  I hope that you are all doing very well and that the weather is as lovely by you as it has been in Connecticut the past few days.  It has been a very busy week, both for me personally and for the University.  The last time I wrote to you I was headed for Scranton, PA.  I actually have to send a big shout out to Chris from Wyoming Seminary who is up to date with his SHU Athletics and knew about the big win the lacrosse team had over Delaware that weekend.  On Tuesday I went to Holy Ghost Prep in Bensalem, PA speaking to the juniors from Holy Ghost and Villa Joseph Marie High School.  From there I headed down to the PACAC Main Line college fair at Villanova University in Philadelphia, PA.  It was a great fair and I met some very promising students. 

After a brief trip to Pennsylvania, I headed north to Edison, New Jersey for a two day state wide fair sponsored by NJACAC at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center.  Melissa Mezzina and myself were fortunate enough to meet with over 200 families throughout the fair and it was very well attended.  The hospitality for the fair was excellent as well!  I should also apologize to our families from Irvington HS in New York.  I missed you at this year's fair but I promise to visit in the fall and meet with all of you.

Overall it was a great week of fairs. Also, CONGRATULATIONS to Sacred Heart University's Class of 2012.  We are in the process of closing our enrollment for the Fall 2008 semester and we are thrilled to have you join our SHU family..  I know the college selection process is difficult, and congratulations for completing it and beginning your college journey as a Sacred Heart University Pioneer.  I have no doubt it will be a rewarding experience for each and everyone of you.

This week has been off to another fast paced week.  On Monday morning, I attended a Middle School fair along with Big Red, SHU's lovable mascot.  Big thank you's to him for accompanying me to the fair.  Last night and this morning I met some great students from all throughout Westchester County, New York and I look forward to meeting some more students at Fox Lane High School tonight.  If you around, stop by and say hello, I will also be speaking on a panel about competitive colleges at the fair tonight.  Tomorrow, I am headed to the East End of Long Island for our East End College Fair and welcome anyone from that area of Long Island to say hello.

Well, I have to run as I am heading back to Westchester County for tonight's college fair.  Take care and if you ever have questions, please don't hesitate to contact me or make comments on my blog.  Also, if you are looking to check out some really cool pictures from our students, check out this link: http://www.sacredheart.edu/pages/19019_shu_people_photo_gallery.cfm