Tuesday, January 26, 2010

A great tool to reach out to International Students

MYCOLLEGEi is a great way to reach out to those undergraduate and graduate students abroad and is more cost effective than trips overseas.

By providing international applicants the opportunity to post an on-line video, you are fostering access and equity in the admissions process as well as getting to know those students before they arrive on campus. Before MYCOLLEGEi, these students did not have the same interviewing opportunities as domestic students who could interview on-campus. For this December's Early Decision period, 32% of the videos posted were from international students.

Using MYCOLLEGEi for these students also helps you to get to know them beyond their application, grades and test scores. They are able to share ideas, demonstrate their creativity and communication skills and show their interest by submitting an interview. This video, coupled with their TOEFL identification photo, is an additional opportunity to verify the applicant is the same student that arrives on campus.

The cost of recruiting international students in high but using our site is cost effective. Just one international student at full tution pays for a full year of MYCOLLEGEi many times over!